Man Arrested After Police Pursuit at Rutherford.

BY IAN CROUCH

A man is due to face court today after leading police on a pursuit in the Lower Hunter.

Officers noticed a Ford Falcon XR8 which had allegedly been involved in a police pursuit last week in Churchill Crescent, Rutherford just after 9 last night and began chasing the vehicle when the driver refused to stop.

The pursuit went for four minutes reaching speeds of 120 kilometres per hour in a 60 zone - officers terminated the pursuit at Lockinvar for safety reasons.

Just after 10pm, police noticed the car parked in the yard of home on Banks Street, East Maitland and arrested a 21-year-old man

He's been charged with SKYES Law, possession of methamphetamine and cannabis and goods in custody.

He's been refused bail to face Maitland Local Court today.

Teen To Face Court Over High Speed Pursuit At Port Stephens

BY IAN CROUCH

A Port Stephens teenager has had his drivers licence suspended and cancelled after allegedly leading police on a high speed pursuit while under the influence.

Officers noticed a Ford Falcon travelling above the speed limit on Gan Gan Road at Anna Bay on Saturday night and tried to pull it over.

However the driver failed to stop, prompting a pursuit.

Officers terminated the chase for safety reasons when the car allegedly reached 160 kilometres per hour in an 80km/h zone.

Further inquiries led police to a nearby home on Pacific Avenue where they arrested an 18-year-old man.

He was taken to Nelson Bay Police Station where he allegedly returned a blood alcohol reading of 0.021 - as a P-Plate driver, he is prohibited from driving with any alcohol in his system.

The man's been charged with police pursuit (Skyes Law), driving with special range prescribed concentration of alcohol and exceeding the speed limit by more than 45km/has a P2 Licence holder.

He's due to face Raymond Terrace Local Court on Monday 13 February 2017.