NSW police say that three teens would face a court over alleged traffic offences in the Northern Rivers during Operation Regional Mongoose.
Operation Regional Mongoose is a high-visibility police operation aimed at curbing serious property-related crime, committed predominately by young offenders.
At about 1:30am yesterday, Wednesday, January 1, police were told three teenagers on board an alleged stolen vehicle, failed to pay for fuel on Ballina Road, Lismore.
A short time later, officers attached to Richmond Police District sighted the vehicle on Woodburn-Evans Head Road, Doonbah.
Police attempted to stop the vehicle; however, it failed to stop and a pursuit was initiated.
The pursuit continued onto the M1 Motorway, before heading westbound on the Bruxner Highway, where the vehicle allegedly reached speeds of 170-180kmph in a 110kmph area.
Spikes deployed during pursuit
Road spikes were successfully deployed, and the vehicle came to a stop at the intersection of Alphadale Road and the Bruxner Highway, Lindendale.
The occupants ran from the scene; however, they were located and arrested a short time later.
Three teens, aged 14, were taken to Lismore Police Station and charged with a range of offences including: police pursuit; rive conveyance taken without consent of owner; use offensive weapon to prevent lawful detention; dishonestly obtain property by deception; be carried in conveyance taken without consent of owner.
All were refused bail to appear before the children’s court.
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