A man will appear in court today charged following a pursuit with police on the Central Coast yesterday.
About 2.40pm (Tuesday 12 March 2024) officers attached to Brisbane Water Police District attempted to arrest a 29-year-old man – wanted on outstanding warrants – in a vehicle at a carpark on Bay Village Road, Bateau Bay.
The man ran, pursued by police before returning to the carpark and attempting to steal a vehicle.
Police again attempted to arrest the man, however he resisted, assaulting officers before attempting to steal a motorcycle. He was unsuccessful returning to his Mercedes and driving off.
A pursuit was initiated before being terminated due to safety concerns and the Mercedes was monitored by PolAir before losing sight of the vehicle at Wyoming where the driver allegedly entered a home and threatened the occupants with a firearm before taking a white Mazda utility from their garage.
The Mazda was tracked by PolAir to a shopping centre at Erina where the driver attempted to take other vehicles without success and drove off in the Mazda.
While driving through Erina, the Mazda collided with a police vehicle on Barralong Road, before colliding with another vehicle at a roundabout on Terrigal Drive.
The driver fled and was arrested after a short foot pursuit with officers deploying OC spray.
The man was taken to Gosford Police Station where he was assessed by NSW Ambulance paramedics and taken to Gosford Hospital, where he remains under police guard.
The man has since been charged with 16 offences including;
* intimidate police officer in execution of duty without actual bodily harm,
* enter vehicle or boat without consent of owner/occupier,
* two counts of assault police officer in execution of duty cause actual bodily harm,
* police pursuit – not stop – drive dangerously,
* unlawfully possess thing resembles etc number plate,
* specially aggravated break and enter with intent armed with dangerous weapon,
* two counts of steal motor vehicle,
* assault with intent to take/drive motor vehicle,
* destroy or damage property,
* drive recklessly/furiously or speed/manner dangerous,
* three counts of hinder or resist police officer in the execution of duty, and
* possess unauthorised firearm.
Three outstanding warrants for drug and robbery offences were also executed.
The matter is expected to be heard at Gosford Local Court today (Wednesday 13 March 2024).
