BY OLIVIA DILLON
Four people will face court today after allegedly leading police on a pursuit through the Hunter yesterday.
At about 9:00am, Traffic and Highway Patrol officers detected a Toyota Hilux allegedly travelling at high speed on Broke Road at Pokolbin.
When the driver failed to stop, a pursuit was initiated through Wollombi, with road spikes successfully deployed at Paynes Crossing.
The vehicle stopped at a nearby property and the four occupants fled, before allegedly stealing a Nissan ute parked nearby and driving off.
Police deployed road spikes again a short time later, stopping the vehicle at Sweetmans Creek, where the occupants fled into bushland.
Following an extensive foot pursuit, a 37-year-old woman and three men were arrested and taken to Cessnock Police Station.
They've been charged with a combined 43 offences, including using a weapon to avoid apprehension.
At about 9:00am, Traffic and Highway Patrol officers detected a Toyota Hilux allegedly travelling at high speed on Broke Road at Pokolbin.
When the driver failed to stop, a pursuit was initiated through Wollombi, with road spikes successfully deployed at Paynes Crossing.
The vehicle stopped at a nearby property and the four occupants fled, before allegedly stealing a Nissan ute parked nearby and driving off.
Police deployed road spikes again a short time later, stopping the vehicle at Sweetmans Creek, where the occupants fled into bushland.
Following an extensive foot pursuit, a 37-year-old woman and three men were arrested and taken to Cessnock Police Station.
They've been charged with a combined 43 offences, including using a weapon to avoid apprehension.
