Four males have been charged after an alleged carjacking in Sydney's Hills District yesterday.
Police have been told a 29-year-old woman parked her BMW 428i in The Hills Showground Metro car park about 8.35am (Sunday 4 October 2020), when she was approached by a man who allegedly demanded the keys to her car, telling her he had a knife.
The Kellyville woman handed over the keys and was allegedly assaulted when she tried to run away, sustaining minor injuries. The man drove away in the BMW.
Detectives attached to The Hills Police Area Command commenced an investigation and a description of the car was disseminated.
Following inquiries, officers from Newcastle City Police District were patrolling the Junction area about 9:30pm the same day, when they saw the stolen BMW parked in Kemp Street. Police will allege the driver accelerated away and a pursuit was initiated. It was terminated shortly after due to safety concerns.
About 10:20pm, officers from Port Stephens-Hunter Police District Proactive Crime Team noticed the vehicle driving west along the New England Highway, Hexham, and followed it into Tarro.
With assistance from PolAir, the car was monitored through local streets, before it joined the M1, where it was seen travelling south.
About 1am today (Monday 5 October 2020), the vehicle stopped at police roadblocks at the Palmdale Road overpass at Ourimbah.
Four males – aged 18, 16 and two aged 19 – were arrested and taken to Wyong Police Station.
The 18-year-old was charged with two counts of police pursuit - not stop - drive at speed, two counts of drive recklessly/furiously or speed/manner dangerous, driver or rider state false name or home address, two counts of take & drive conveyance without consent of owner, two counts of never licensed person drive vehicle on road, use offensive weapon to prevent lawful detention, predatory driving, and motor vehicle exceed speed more than 20 km/h.
Two outstanding warrants for robbery, break and enter and property offences were also executed.
A 19-year-old was charged with robbery in company, and two counts of be carried in conveyance taken without consent of owner.
Police will allege in court that the two men were also involved in a carjacking in the Newcastle suburb of Merewether on Saturday 5 September 2020.
The second 19-year-old was charged with be carried in conveyance taken without consent of owner. Five outstanding warrants for shoplifting, fraud and property offences were also executed.
The three men appeared at Newcastle Local Court today and were formally refused bail.
The man, aged 18, is due to reappear at the same court and the two men, aged 19, will appear at Wyong Local Court tomorrow (Tuesday 6 October 2020).
The 16-year-old was charged with be carried in conveyance taken without consent of owner.
He was granted conditional bail to appear at a children's court on Tuesday 13 October 2020.
