A teenage boy been has been arrested following an alleged violent ambush on a female police officer during an early morning crime spree.
The 16-year-old was taken into police custody on Friday, nearly a week after the events across Kempsey, on NSW’s mid north coast, on Saturday, June 21.
Police allege the teenager was linked with the group behind the Instagram account, ‘Kempsey’s Most Dangerous’, which features videos of car theft and home invasions.
The alleged spree began about 4am when officers patrolling the Pacific Highway near Kempsey attempted to stop a ute that had been reported stolen.
A pursuit was initiated when the car allegedly failed to stop.
Officers deployed road spikes to stop the car but it managed to get away.
Some time later, a headrest was allegedly thrown from the ute at a police vehicle parked outside Kempsey Police Station.
When an officer arrived to inspect the damage, a second headrest was allegedly thrown at his stomach.
Pictured is the moment a female officer ducked for cover after a large stone was lobbed at the windshield of a parked police vehicle
The officer was not injured in the alleged attack.
Officers continued to patrol the area and stopped in West Kempsey where the ute allegedly approached police and rocks were thrown.
Police chased after the car which then turned around and allegedly drove at speed towards the officer’s vehicle before crashing into it.
Footage posted to social media depicted the moment one teen in a red jumper threw a large rock head-on at the windshield of the parked police car.
A female officer inside could be seen raising her arm in defence as she ducked for cover, before the windshield shattered, leaving the vehicle inoperable.
No officers were injured in the incident.
Police allege that a short time later, rocks and a headrest were thrown from the ute at another police vehicle in West Kempsey.
Officers initiated a pursuit but again lost sight of the car.
A 16-year-old was arrested in West Kempsey on Friday following inquiries into the incident
Police later recovered the stolen ute on Jack Bond Crescent in West Kempsey about 5.45 that morning.
It was seized to undergo forensic examination and Mid North Coast Police District officers commenced an investigation.
Following inquiries, police executed a search warrant at a West Kempsey home on Friday where they allegedly seized several items of interest.
Some time later, police arrested the 16-year-old boy at another location in West Kempsey and he was taken to Kempsey Police Station.
He was charged with with two counts of be carried in conveyance taken without consent of owner and refused bail to appear at children’s court on Saturday.
Deputy commissioner Paul Pisanos told media police would continue to investigate until all offenders are brought to justice.
‘It’s an absolute disgrace,’ Mr Pisanos said.
‘We will not tolerate police being treated this way for simply doing their job.
‘We’ll keep going until we identify and arrest every person involved, and we will take action accordingly.’
As inquiries continue, anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers.
