BY IAN CROUCH
A man is due to face court today (Thursday 8 February, 2024) accused of leading police on a pursuit through Newcastle in a stolen van.
Police spotted a Toyota Hilux which had earlier been reported stolen from a Nelson Bay address in Brown Street yesterday morning.
As they approached it's alleged the driver of the van drove into the back of a parked car before speeding off.
Officers gave chase along Honeysuckle Drive but terminated the pursuit near Hannell Street.
The van was found abandoned a short time later in the rail corridor near Newcastle Interchange.
Acting on information from the public, police arrested a 39-year-old Windale man in Beaumont Street.
A search of the van allegedly uncovered five paintball guns and related equipment stolen fro a Cooranbong businesses earlier this week.
The man's been charged with six offences and refused bail to face Newcastle Local Court today.
