Three teens will face a court today over alleged traffic offences in the state's north.
Operation Regional Mongoose is a high-visibility police operation aimed at curbing serious property-related crime, committed predominately by young offenders.
About 1:30am today (Wednesday 1 January 2025), 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.
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,
- Drive conveyance taken w/o consent of owner,
- Use offensive weapon to prevent lawful detention,
- Dishonestly obtain property by deception,
- Be carried in conveyance taken w/o consent of owner
All were refused bail to appear before a children's court today (Wednesday 1 January 2025).
