Six teenagers will front the Children’s Court after being busted in a car reported stolen which allegedly smashed into two police vehicles at Aberdeen.
The incident happened late on Saturday night after a roadblock had been set up to stop the car after being chased from south of Singleton.
Police attempted to stop the vehicle and when it failed to stop, a pursuit was initiated.
The vehicle was pursued through Singleton and Muswellbrook before police successfully deployed road spikes and formed a roadblock near Aberdeen, stopping the vehicle.
During the roadblock, the Volkswagen allegedly rammed into two highway patrol vehicles.
All six occupants – a 14-year-old male driver and his five male passengers, one aged 15 and four aged 17 – were arrested at the scene and taken to Muswellbrook Police Station.
The 14-year-old driver was charged with police pursuit – not stop – drive recklessly, drive conveyance taken without consent of owner, goods in personal custody suspected being stolen, class A motor vehicle exceed speed more than 45km/h – estimated and destroy or damage property.
Police will allege in court the driver travelled at speeds up to 160km/h in a marked 90km/h zone during the pursuit.
The four 17-year-old boys were each charged with be carried in conveyance taken without consent of owner and possess means of disguising face with intent commit indictable offence.
The 15-year-old boy was charged with be carried in conveyance taken without consent of owner.
