An 18-year-old man is due to face court over an alleged carjacking at Shortland.
Police say the Elrington man assaulted and robbed two girls aged 15 and 18 on Birrell Street at about 2.00am on Sunday before taking a red Hyundai i20.
Officers spotted the car about 9 hours later on Awabakal Drive at Fletcher where two men got out of the vehicle and entered a nearby home.
An unmarked police car began chasing the vehicle on Minmi Road before it crashed into a blue Elantra.
The 18-year-old was arrested at the scene - the driver of the Elantra wasn't injured.
The 18-year-old's been charged with aggravated robbery and inflict actual bodily harm. unlicensed driver, police pursuit - not stop - drive recklessly, and take and drive conveyance without consent of owner.
He's been refused bail to face Newcastle Local Court today (Monday 5 August 2019).
