BY IAN CROUCH
A 17-year-old boy is accused of stealing a car and leading police on a pursuit near Cessnock.
He's one of three boys and a 24-year-old man arrested after the chase ended at Cessnock on Monday night.
Police pulled the vehicle over for an RBT on Cessnock Road at Neath.
They say the car stopped briefly before being driven from the scene.
The car was pursued to Cessnock where it's alleged the occupants stopped and tried to flee on foot.
Three boys aged 15,16 and 17 and a 24-year-old man were arrested.
The 17-year-old has been charged with several offences including take and drive conveyance without consent and deliberately blackening or disguising his face to avoid detection.
The 15 and 24-year-old's were also charged while the 16-year-old was dealt with under the Young Offenders Act.
