BY IAN CROUCH
A 17-year-old boy is due to front the Children's Court today (Thursday 14 August, 2025) accused of leading police on a pursuit through Newcastle's western suburbs overnight in his mother's car.
Police say a routine patrol spotted a Hyundai Excel without number plates on Thomas Street at Wallsend just after 1.00am and gave chase when the driver refused to stop.
The car went down a dead end on Allowah Street at North Lambton where three occupants got out and ran off.
The driver, a 17-year-old boy, was arrested a short time later.
