A 16-year-old boy has been charged after allegedly leading police on a 40-minute high-speed pursuit through Perth's northern suburbs early on Saturday. Midland detectives tried to stop a red Holden Commodore on Malaga Drive around 12.30am, but police allege the driver accelerated away. Police allege he drove on the wrong side of the road, ran red lights and sped through roadworks, forcing other motorists to swerve. The driver abandoned the car on McArthur Street, fled on foot and was arrested nearby. He faces three charges and bail was refused.
A P-plater is expected to lose his licence and face a magistrate after allegedly travelling above 200 km/h and evading officers in Carrum Downs on Thursday evening. Somerville Highway Patrol officers allegedly detected a BMW 230i travelling at 224 km/h in a 100 km/h zone on EastLink just after 8pm. Officers activated lights and sirens, but the vehicle allegedly sped off. An 18-year-old Clyde North man was arrested on Friday morning after presenting at a police station. He is expected to be charged on summons with conduct endangering life and several traffic offences.
A man has been charged after a car fleeing police crashed and burst into flames in Sydney's southwest. Police allege the Nissan X-Trail had stolen number plates and failed to stop on Friday morning. The pursuit ended in Busby, but the car later hit a Volkswagen sedan in Bonnyrigg Heights. A 50-year-old man and a 10-year-old girl in the Volkswagen suffered minor injuries. A 30-year-old man was arrested nearby, refused bail and is due in court on Saturday. Police are still searching for two other occupants.
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A 20-year-old Tiaro man faces 10 charges after an alleged dangerous driving spree across the South Burnett. Police allege the grey Holden Commodore forced another vehicle off the road and ran several red lights. The driver allegedly crashed into a Toyota Hilux at Benair, then ran into nearby bushland before he was arrested. A 16-year-old passenger was taken to hospital with minor injuries. The man has been remanded to appear in Maryborough Magistrates Court on November 10. Police have appealed for witnesses and dashcam footage.
A man has been arrested after a high-speed police chase through Sydney's west ended with his SUV bursting into flames on a busy road. Police allege the Nissan X-Trail had stolen number plates when officers tried to stop it in Cartwright on Friday morning. The pursuit was called off shortly after. The car later crashed into a Volkswagen sedan in Bonnyrigg Heights and caught fire. The occupants of the Volkswagen were not hurt. Police say three people fled the scene before the blaze. Fire and Rescue NSW crews put out the fire.
Police have arrested three teenagers after a long pursuit that ended in Broadmeadows this morning. Officers were alerted after the trio, aged 17, 16 and 14, were seen discussing setting a vehicle on fire shortly before 12.50am in Greenvale. A Subaru believed to be stolen was later seen on Mickleham Road with cloned plates, speeding through traffic. Police followed it with help from the Air Wing to Joseph Street, where the three got out and tried to run. Two were arrested in Kitchener Street and the third on Camp Road shortly after. The three will be interviewed.
A man who believed he was a reincarnation of racing legend Peter Brock has been sentenced to four years and 10 months in jail. Giriwa May, high on drugs, rammed a police car last June and then drove a stolen Landcruiser through the entrance of the Northland Shopping Centre in Preston. Judge Stewart Bayles said people could have been killed, and witnesses described shoppers screaming and crawling to escape. No one was hurt, though the damage was estimated at about $145,000.
A man has been jailed for four years and 10 months after driving a stolen Toyota LandCruiser through Northland Shopping Centre in Melbourne's north. Giriwa May, 28, pleaded guilty in the County Court of Victoria to reckless conduct endangering life and other offences. CCTV footage shows shoppers fleeing as the vehicle sped through the centre during a weekday afternoon in June last year. The court heard the car drove through a children's playground before May fled. Damage to the centre is estimated at about $145,000. May will be eligible for parole after serving two years and 10 months.
A high-speed pursuit in Canberra ended when a driver allegedly lost control and struck a parked ute at a residential building site. ACT Policing says a Toyota Camry was taken from the Tuggeranong pool carpark on Wednesday morning, 14 October. Officers spotted the vehicle in Dickson around midday and followed it to Kaleen, where the driver allegedly ignored stop-sticks. The car crossed a greenbelt before a second deployment, and police allege the driver swerved toward an officer. After the collision, a witness was filmed hitting the car window before the driver was removed.
A man and a woman have been charged with property crime and stolen vehicle offences after police arrested them at Manly West on 13 October. Police allege the man stole a Subaru Forester in Beenleigh on 7 October and a Toyota HiAce van in Cannon Hill on 12 October, with both vehicles later found. On 13 October, police tracked an orange Kia Seltos fitted with stolen plates until it stopped at a Manly West service station. The driver faces 14 charges and was refused bail. His passenger faces four charges and is due in court on 27 October.
Police are appealing for help to find Wally Drew, 27, who is wanted on outstanding warrants for car theft and police pursuit offences. Richmond Police District describes him as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander in appearance, about 165cm tall, of thin build, with long curly black hair and brown eyes. He is known to frequent the Casino area. Anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to contact Richmond Police District or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
An 80-year-old man is fighting for life after his car hit an unmarked police car during a pursuit in Perth's south. The pursued vehicle was allegedly stolen earlier in the day. The crash happened at Leeming about 10.50am on Monday. Firefighters cut the driver free, and he was taken to Royal Perth Hospital with life-threatening injuries. Two police officers were taken to Fiona Stanley Hospital. A 27-year-old man was arrested nearby and is assisting police with inquiries. Major crash officers are investigating.
An 80-year-old man has been seriously injured after an unmarked police vehicle crashed into his car during a high-speed chase in Perth's south. WA Police said officers were pursuing a stolen car through several suburbs when the collision happened on South Street in Leeming. The older driver was taken to Royal Perth Hospital. Two officers were also taken to hospital as a precaution. Police later tracked the stolen car to a caravan park in Coogee, where a 27-year-old driver was arrested after fleeing on foot.
An elderly man is fighting for his life after an unmarked WA Police car struck his vehicle on South Street in Leeming on Monday morning. The collision happened around 10.50am during a pursuit that police were believed to be carrying out. Firefighters cut the man, in his 80s, from his white car. He was taken to Royal Perth Hospital and has been admitted to intensive care. Two people, a man in his 40s and a woman in her 30s, were taken to Fiona Stanley Hospital. Both are understood to be police officers.
Police arrested two people after a chase involving a stolen Hyundai across Melbourne's north and east suburbs on Thursday, October 8. Unmarked police vehicles first spotted the allegedly stolen car in Maribyrnong at 2.45am. Officers followed it through Essendon and Coburg, where it was allegedly seen driving erratically and on the wrong side of the road. Stop sticks damaged a front tyre in Preston. The car was later dumped in Mitcham, where the driver and his passenger fled on foot to Antonio Park and were arrested without incident.
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Two people have been charged after police intercepted a stolen vehicle in Townsville on 8 October. Officers saw a red Landrover Discovery being driven dangerously on Bayswater Road around 10am. It is alleged the vehicle was stolen from a Pimlico address on 7 October. Police tracked the car until a tyre deflation device was deployed at Coolbie around 3.05pm. It is alleged the driver and passenger then fled on foot. A 21-year-old Kelso woman was found in nearby cane fields and taken into custody. The 24-year-old Alice Creek man was tracked by Dog Squad officers and arrested around 3.15pm.
