An off-duty police officer has arrested a wanted man on the Central Coast.
About 11.30am yesterday (Monday 17 August 2020), an off-duty senior constable was at a service station on the Pacific Highway at Wyoming when he recognised a man wanted on outstanding arrest warrants.
He arrested the 22-year-old at the scene before calling police for assistance.
Officers from Brisbane Water attended shortly after and the man was taken to Gosford Police Station.
Four outstanding warrants were executed for traffic, assault and fraud offences. He was also charged with nine additional offences, including:
- Break and enter dwelling house etc with intent
- Aggravated break and enter commit serious indictable offence
- Take and drive conveyance without consent of owner
- Steal vessel
- Police pursuit - not stop - drive recklessly
- Drive recklessly/furiously or speed/manner dangerous
- Class A motor vehicle exceed speed 30 km/h
- Drive motor vehicle while licence suspended
- Aggravated break and enter steal in company
The West Gosford man was refused bail to face Gosford Local Court today (Tuesday 18 August 2020).
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