Police have arrested a man following a pursuit from Denman to Mudgee this morning.
Officers attached to Hunter Valley Highway Patrol initiated a pursuit of a station wagon at Denman about 1am (Thursday 27 February 2025), in connection with an earlier incident.
The vehicle reached speeds of up to 170km/h as it was followed for almost two hours to Mudgee, where the vehicle stopped on Robertson Road shortly after 2.20am.
Officers attached to Hunter Valley Police District and Orana Mid-Western Police District were approaching the vehicle when it was allegedly driven towards them in Robertson Road, striking an officer.
A number of shots were fired towards the vehicle but the driver drove away, with the car seen travelling along the Castlereagh Highway.
The vehicle – which is a hire car – was found abandoned in Lewis Lane, Dunedoo, about 6am.
The officer did not seek medical treatment and remained on duty.
The pursuit was seven hours after officers attached to Hunter Valley Police District were called to a motel on Cumberland Street, Cessnock, about 6pm yesterday (Wednesday 26 February 2025), due to concerns for a person staying there.
Police were unable to find anyone at the location in connection with the report; however, due to concerns a crime scene was established and an investigation commenced.
Police will allege the driver of the vehicle pursued from Denman to Mudgee was involved in the incident.
About 11.30am officers attached to Orana Mid-Western Police District arrested a 30-year-old man alleged to be the driver, in Mendooran. The man was taken to Dubbo Hospital for treatment for injuries believed to have been sustained in the Cessnock incident. The man remains under police guard at Dubbo Hospital.
Inquiries are continuing.
