Two teenage boys have been charged after two separate pursuits in Sydney's south and Central Coast yesterday.
About 1.45am (Tuesday 7 April 2026), officers attached to St George Police Area Command were patrolling on Rocky Point Road, Sans Souci, when they attempted to stop a white Audi sedan.
Checks revealed the vehicle had allegedly been stolen from a home in Beaumont Hills on Sunday 5 April 2026.
When it allegedly failed to stop as directed, a pursuit was initiated however, it was terminated on the Princes Highway, Kogarah, due to safety concerns.
About 6am on the same day, the vehicle was sighted travelling along the Pacific Motorway, near Cowan.
Officers attached to Traffic and Highway Patrol Command attempted to stop the vehicle and when it allegedly failed to stop, a pursuit was initiated.
Extra resources from Brisbane Water Police District were called; however, the pursuit was terminated a short time later, in the northbound lanes of the M1, north of the Gosford exit, due to safety concerns.
About 6.20am, emergency services were called to a rest area on the Pacific Motorway, Ourimbah, following reports a car had crashed into a tree.
The occupants allegedly ran from the scene before the arrival of police.
Following inquiries and with the assistance from the Dog Squad, police arrested the driver – a 14-year-old boy – and his passenger – a 16-year-old boy.
They were taken to Gosford Police Station where the younger boy was charged with police pursuit – not stop – drive at speed, Class A m/v exceed speed more than 45km/h, drive conveyance taken without consent of owner, not give left change of direction signal with lights, not give right change of direction signal with lights, never licensed person drive vehicle on road, goods in personal custody suspected being stolen (two counts), not give particulars to other driver, and breach of bail.
The older boy was charged with be carried in conveyance taken without consent of owner.
They were both refused bail to appear at Children's Court yesterday (Tuesday 7 April 2026), where they were refused bail to appear at the same court on Friday 10 April 2026.
