Teens Face Court Over Pursuit Through Newcastle And Port Stephens

 BY IAN CROUCH

Police have arrested three teenagers over a wild pursuit in a luxury car allegedly stolen from Lambton.

Police say the Audi A6 sedan was taken from a home on Grainger Street early Tuesday morning, with officers spotting the car on Glebe Road at Adamstown before giving chase.

The car eventually stopped at Tomago where the driver, a 15-year-old boy and his two passengers, a boy aged 15 and a 14-year-old girl, were arrested.

The male passenger was refused bail and faced the children's court on Tuesday charged with aggravated break and enter commit serious indictable offence, goods in personal custody suspected of being stolen, and being carried in conveyance taken without consent of owner. .

The driver and female passenger have been given strict conditional bail to face the children's court on Monday 15 April, 2024.

BREAKING! Teens Arrested After Pursuit In Alleged Stolen Car In Lake Macquarie

 BY IAN CROUCH

Four teenage boys will front the Broadmeadow Children's Court today (Friday 9 December, 2022) following a pursuit in an allegedly stolen car through Lake Macquarie.

Police say the vehicle was stolen from Hamilton South three days ago and was spotted on the Newcastle Inner City Bypass at 11.20pm on Thursday.

A pursuit began when the vehicle failed to stop, leading officers through Hillsborough, Gateshead and Windale where the chase was terminated for safety reasons.

The vehicle was found a short time later and a Police operation was launched to find the boys with the assistance of the Polair helicopter and the Dog Unit along with officers from the Lake Macquarie, Newcastle and Port Stephens Hunter Police Districts.

The boys, aged 15, 17 and two others aged 16 were arrested at a house on Katie Street at Windale and have been refused bail. 

The arrests come as part of Operation Mongoose targeting gangs of youths who police say have been involved with stealing cars and getting into high speed pursuits with police.