Three boys are due to appear in a children’s court today following a pursuit by police of a stolen car at Newcastle.
Officers from Newcastle City Police District were alerted on Monday afternoon that a sedan had been driving dangerously in the Wallsend area.
Police initiated patrols of the area and, shortly after 5pm, attempted to stop the sedan on Douglas Street, Waratah.
A pursuit was initiated when the driver allegedly ignored police directions to stop.
Police will allege the sedan was deliberately driven at two police vehicles with both police vehicles damaged, one extensively.
A parked truck was also damaged, and a member of the public was allegedly hit by the car before it was driven from the scene.
The sedan was followed to Jesmond where the car stopped and three boys, aged 13, 15 and 16, were arrested and taken to Waratah Police Station.
A 15-year-old boy, who police will allege was the driver, has been charged with seven offences.
The other two boys have each been charged with being carried in conveyance.
All three were refused bail overnight to appear in Broadmeadow Children’s Court today, Tuesday 22 August 2023.
The man who was allegedly hit by the sedan was not seriously injured.
Police have confirmed the vehicle was reported stolen from a property in Waratah West on Sunday night, August 20th, 2023.
Inquiries are continuing into the whereabouts of a fourth person who is believed to have also been in the car.
