A 15-year-old driver and three young passengers have been arrested after a wild police chase through Sydney‘s western suburbs in an allegedly stolen car.
Police said the four teenagers were taken into custody after police deployed road spikes on Queen Avenue, Seven Hills, after a more than one-hour-long police chase.
The police chase started just after 11pm last night and spanned across multiple suburbs.
Police attempted to stop the reportedly stolen BMW in Rooty Hill after it was allegedly stolen from a Blakehurst home.
Police gave chase for a short time, but pulled it off due to safety concerns, asking for police helicopter assistance.
The car was quickly tracked to the suburbs of Doonside, with a second chase starting a short time later in Blacktown before police deployed road spikes and were able to stop the car.
The occupants – three boys aged 15, 16 and 12, and a 16-year-old girl – were arrested and taken to Blacktown Police Station.
Residents told Today they were awoken by the major police operation.
“We woke up to a scream of sirens and the car was pulled up near the driveway and all these young children were escorted out of the car,” one resident said.
“It was huge, I’m glad no one got hurt, but there was a big drama and a lot of people in the street.”
The 15-year-old driver was charged with police pursuit – not stop – drive dangerously, take and drive conveyance without consent of owner, never licenced person drive vehicle on road and breach of bail.
The two 16-year-olds were charged with be carried in conveyance taken without consent of owner.
The girl was also charged with breach of bail.
They will appear in court today.
The 12-year-old was released and will be dealt with under the Young Offenders’ Act.
