A 17-year-old boy has been charged after a fully-marked police vehicle was allegedly stolen from Gundagai this morning.
Officers attached to Riverina Police District were alerted about 9.10am (Saturday 29 June 2024), when a NSW Police caged truck was seen being driven along Muttama Road at Coolac allegedly by a teenage boy.
A pursuit was initiated; however, was terminated due to safety concerns.
The vehicle was followed through a number of rural and main roads surrounding Gundagai and within Gundagai township before it stopped in a park and the youth arrested in the ute about 10.55am.
The boy was subjected to a roadside breath test which allegedly returned a positive result. He was subsequently taken to Wagga Wagga Police Station where he returned an alleged BAS reading of 0.09.
The teen has now been charged with nine offences,
- break & enter house etc steal value (up to $60,000),
- steal motor vehicle,
- take and drive conveyance without consent of owner,
- police pursuit – not stop – drive dangerously,
- use offensive weapon to prevent lawful detention (three counts),
- drive middle range PCA – 1st offence,
- learner not accompanied by driver/police officer/tester.
He's been refused bail to appear via AVL in a children's court tomorrow (Sunday 30 June 2024).
A Highway Patrol sedan and two Riverina PD vehicles were damaged when allegedly rammed by the stolen ute.
