Police have charged a pair of teenagers over two alleged break-ins in Melbourne's inner east this morning — one of which saw a home owner chase and detain an alleged intruder.

The boys — a 15-year-old from the Boroondara area and a 14-year-old from the Whittlesea area — have each been charged with two counts of aggravated burglary following the alleged incidents on Elphin Grove and Kinkora Road in Hawthorn.

Grant Brown has told reporters he was awoken by a noise inside his Kinkora Road property at about 3:25am.

He said he confronted two people on the ground floor of the home, giving chase as the pair allegedly fled down the street.

Mr Brown said he managed to grab hold of a 15-year-old boy.

He said he lifted up the boy's shirt to check he did not have a weapon and, since he did not

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