A 17-year-old boy has been charged following a police pursuit through Dubbo, NSW Police say.
Police were patrolling when they saw a Commodore being driven along Erskine Street without number plates about 10pm yesterday.
Police will allege the driver ignored a direction to stop, and a pursuit was initiated. It was terminated a short time later due to safety concerns.
Acting on information, officers today, arrested a 17-year-old boy at his home in Dubbo.
He was taken to Dubbo Police Station where he was charged with
• Police pursuit – not stop – drive recklessly (Skye’s law)
• Drive recklessly/furiously or speed/manner dangerous
• Learner not accompanied by driver/police officer/tester
• Learner driver not display "L" plates as required
• Use unregistered registrable Class A motor vehicle
• Use uninsured motor vehicle
• Goods in personal custody suspected being stolen
• Larceny
• Break, enter and steal
• Aggravated break and enter and commit serious indictable offence (in company), and,
• Receive/dispose stolen property.
The last four charges relate to several alleged break and enters on a home in Dubbo between Boxing Day and 28 December 2016.
Police later arrested a 15-year-old boy and charged him with aggravated break, enter and steal in relation to the same alleged incident.
Both were refused bail and will appear in a children’s court via video link tomorrow.
