Classic car stolen during ChromeFest
Tuggerah Lakes Police are appealing for information after an orange 1976 Holden sedan was stolen during ChromeFest at The Entrance. The car was parked near the event when it went missing.
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MANNINGHAM: Car abandoned in Templestowe
Detectives have arrested four teenage boys after an alleged aggravated burglary at a home in Diamond Creek early on Friday, October 23. It is alleged a Ford Ranger and a Kia Sportage were stolen from a carport about 1.25am while a 50-year-old man, a 41-year-old woman and a child were home. None were injured. Police allege the Kia was abandoned on Foote Street in Templestowe, while the Ford Ranger entered an underground carpark on Blackburn Road, Doncaster East, where the four boys were arrested. All four were charged and were due to appear in children's court on Friday.
Teen charged over Melbourne CBD crash wants to plead guilty, court hears
A 16-year-old boy has told a children's court he wants to plead guilty to charges over a crash in Melbourne's CBD. Police allege he drove a stolen Ford Escape into a 57-year-old woman near Flinders Street Station on October 11, and that she was taken to hospital with non life-threatening injuries. His lawyer said the plea needed to be discussed more carefully before it could go ahead. The boy faces charges including reckless conduct endangering serious injury, driving offences, failing to render assistance and theft. His case will be heard again on November 19.
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Get the appGunman on the run arrested after stolen car torched
A 32-year-old man has been arrested in Sydney's inner west after allegedly stealing a car, setting it on fire and fleeing a confrontation with its owners. Police say he had been on the run since Friday morning. He was arrested late Sunday in Burwood after an appeal by police, sustaining a minor injury. The incident began in a basement car park in Dulwich Hill, where fire crews extinguished the blaze with no injuries recorded. The man has been charged with seven offences, including possessing a shortened firearm without authority, and is due to appear in court on Monday.
Leeton youth crashes stolen car
A teenage boy has been charged after allegedly stealing a car and crashing it in Leeton in September. Police were called to a home on Lilac Avenue at about 4.30am on Monday, September 14, 2026, after reports a car had been taken. Officers from the Murrumbidgee Police District were told two youths allegedly stole car keys and personal items before taking a Nissan X Trail and leaving. Police later found the vehicle crashed and abandoned at the intersection of Ortella Street and Gordon Avenue, Griffith, at about 7.35am.
Man armed with gun flees after stolen car torched
Police are searching for an armed man who allegedly set fire to a stolen car in a basement car park in Sydney's inner west suburb of Dulwich Hill. Officers were told he took the vehicle from its owners, who confronted him. Fire and Rescue NSW put out the blaze, and no injuries have been reported. The man fled on foot through a nearby park. Police have released an image of the suspect on social media. He is described as in his 20s, about 160cm tall, with a thin build, shaggy hair and a black hooded jersey.
Teen escapes gun-and-sword robbery at Beenleigh servo
An 18-year-old service station worker fled through a back exit at Beenleigh after two masked men threatened him with a sword and an apparent gun. He was not physically harmed. The pair took a cash till and his belongings before leaving in a stolen car, which police suspect was later set alight at Kingston. A 24-year-old Loganlea man has been charged with six offences, including armed robbery, and was due to appear in Beenleigh Magistrates Court. Police believe the robbery was planned and are asking for CCTV or dashcam footage from the area.
Dulwich Hill manhunt: Police release image of suspected gunman after car set alight in Sydney’s Inner West
Police are appealing for help to find a man believed to be carrying a shotgun in Dulwich Hill, in Sydney's Inner West. Officers responded to reports of a stolen vehicle at a carpark on Williams Pde on Friday morning. The car was set alight before the man ran off, and fire crews put out the blaze. No injuries have been reported. Schools were placed in lockdown, and police have released an image of the man and urged the public to call triple-0 without approaching him. Light Rail services between Dulwich Hill and Lilyfield stations were halted.
Teen driver who injured Southbank woman on bail at the time
A 16-year-old driver allegedly hit a 57-year-old Southbank woman outside Flinders Street Station in Melbourne on Sunday, October 11. Police say the teenager was driving a stolen Ford Escape erratically through the city centre, hitting bins, signs and parked cars. The woman was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening upper body injuries. The teenager, who was on bail at the time, was arrested without incident in Albert Park and charged with multiple offences, including theft of a motor vehicle. Police confirmed the incident was not an act of terrorism or a targeted attack.
Shocking CCTV of car racing through Northland Shopping Centre as Giriwa May jailed for rampage
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.
WATCH: Car chase ends when allegedly stolen car crashes into parked ute, police say
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.
Boy sentenced to seven years' jail over crash that killed grandmother
A teenager who killed a grandmother in a stolen car crash north of Brisbane has been sentenced to seven and a half years in jail. Rosemary Franzidis, 69, died at the scene after the stolen Audi, travelling at 136km/h, struck her car at a Murrumba Downs intersection. The Brisbane Supreme Court heard the then 16-year-old had taken drugs before a series of violent offences, including attempted armed robbery using a replica firearm. Justice Kerri Mellifont described his actions as truly awful.
Armed thieves target Beenleigh service station
Police are seeking three people after an armed robbery at a Beenleigh service station. Police say the group arrived at a Logan River Road business in a stolen black Chery Tiggo shortly before 1am on October 14. Two men allegedly entered the store carrying a sword and what appeared to be a gun. An 18-year-old employee fled through the rear of the business and was not physically injured. The pair stole a cash till and the employee's belongings before leaving with a third person who had waited in the car.
Man in court over police chase that led to crash in Perth's south
A 27-year-old man has appeared in Perth Magistrate's Court after an alleged high-speed chase through Perth's southern suburbs. Police allege Edward Kelly Hume stole a grey SUV and led officers on a pursuit that ended in several collisions. An 80-year-old driver was critically injured when his white sedan was hit by an unmarked police car in Leeming. Mr Hume faces eight charges, including driving without a licence and reckless driving to escape police. WA Police Minister Reece Whitby said a full review of the crash would take place.
Elderly driver, 80, fighting for life after unmarked police car crashes during Perth pursuit
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.
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Get the appMan, 80, seriously injured in police pursuit in Perth's south
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.
‘Very reckless’: Horror as 16-year-old allegedly ploughs stolen car into woman near marathon at Flinders St
A 16-year-old boy has been charged after a stolen car allegedly struck two women on Flinders Street in Melbourne's CBD. The incident happened about 10.45am on Sunday, metres from a marathon involving around 60,000 people. Police say the car was driven along tram tracks, performed a U-turn near Flinders Street Station and smashed into several parked cars. Police have confirmed the incident was not an act of terrorism or a targeted attack. The boy was arrested in Albert Park and charged with a range of offences, including theft of a motor vehicle.
Teenager charged over Melbourne CBD hit-and-run was out on bail
A 16-year-old boy has been charged over an alleged hit-and-run in Melbourne's CBD that left a 57-year-old woman in hospital. Police allege he drove a stolen car along tram tracks on Flinders Street on Sunday, hitting her about 10.45am. The incident happened near runners taking part in the Melbourne Marathon. Officers arrested him in Albert Park a short time later. He faces a string of charges, including dangerous driving and handling stolen goods, and is also accused of assaulting an on-duty emergency service worker. A court heard he had been bailed over earlier offending.
Driver within metres of Melbourne Marathon runners, witnesses say
A woman has been taken to hospital after an allegedly stolen car hit her near Flinders Street Station in Melbourne on Sunday morning. Police allege a 16-year-old boy was driving the car, which was reportedly taken overnight from a business in Cranbourne South. Witnesses say the driver came within metres of the Melbourne Marathon course and drove erratically through the city centre. Ambulance Victoria said one person was taken to Royal Melbourne Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Police said the teenager was arrested without incident in Albert Park and will be interviewed.