A man has been charged following the alleged theft of a vehicle and subsequent pursuit in Sydney's southwest.
About 3pm on Wednesday, October 21st, 2026, an unknown male attended a car dealership in Parramatta.
He approached an employee regarding the inspection of a Grey Subaru WRX.
The man requested the employee to start the vehicle before allegedly snatching the keys and driving away. The vehicle was reported stolen to police.
About 8pm on Thursday, October 22nd, 2026, officers attached to the State Crime Command's Raptor Squad sighted the vehicle and attempted to stop it on the Hume Highway, Warwick Farm; however, when it failed to stop a pursuit was initiated.
The pursuit continued for 23 kilometres through Liverpool, Fairfield, Cumberland and Bankstown, before the vehicle collided with a police vehicle on the Hume Highway, Bass Hill.
A 50-year-old man was arrested and taken to Bankstown Hospital for treatment of a wound to his hand sustained during the crash. Upon release he was taken to Bankstown Police Station and charged with take & drive conveyance, police pursuit and drive disqualified.
He was refused bail to appear before Liverpool Local Court on Wednesday 28 October, 2026
