Five teenagers have been arrested and two charged following a police chase on the weekend.
The incident started on Saturday morning along the New England Highway at Branxton where two vehicles were allegedly being driven in a dangerous manner at a rest stop off the highway.
One of the cars was then apparently set on fire with police giving chase to the second.
Police said the pursuit was terminated due to safety concerns before it was located dumped on Thomas Mitchell Drive in Muswellbrook.
A short time later, police located and arrested five teenage boys – one aged 16, two aged 15 and two aged 14.
Two boys – aged 16 and 15 – were charged with be carried in conveyance taken without consent of owner
They were granted conditional bail to appear at a children’s court on Wednesday 28 August 2024.
The other three teenagers were released with a formal caution.
