Six people are in custody and a police officer was injured following a vehicle stop and pursuit that ended in Sydney's inner west this morning.
Just after 11.20pm yesterday (Friday 11 February 2022), police observed a Land Rover – that had been reported stolen from Dundas earlier that day – travelling on the M2 Motorway at Baulkham Hills.
A pursuit was initiated however, it was terminated shortly after due to safety reasons.
With assistance from PolAir, the car was monitored while travelling through Sydney's west, inner west, and city, before entering the M4 WestConnex tunnel at Haberfield around 1.50am (Saturday 12 February 2022).
Police observed the occupants exit the Land Rover and enter a Toyota Echo that was stopped inside the tunnel.
The Toyota attempted to flee the scene, before it was stopped by police and the five occupants were arrested.
During the arrests, the Land Rover then drove at police officers and two stopped police vehicles, causing one police vehicle to impact with an officer and the window to shatter.
A constable was treated for lacerations and conveyed to Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in a stable condition.
The driver of the Land Rover – a 24-year-old man – was arrested and conveyed to the same hospital under police guard for treatment of minor injuries.
The five occupants – four males aged 14, 20, 22, 26 and one female aged 16 – were taken to Burwood Police Station.
Officers from Burwood Police Area Command established a crime scene which was examined by specialist forensic police, and the vehicles were seized for further examination.
An investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident is underway.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is treated in strict confidence. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.
