Teen charged with pursuit, trespass and resisting arrest - Port Stephens-Hunter PD
Tuesday, 18 March 2025 10:34:22 PM
A teen has been charged with pursuit, trespass and resisting arrest for his alleged involvement in stealing multiple cars in the Raymond Terrace area earlier this month.
About 11.55pm Saturday 15 March 2025, emergency services were called to Benjamin Lee Drive, Raymond Terrace, following reports of a crash.
Officers attached to Port Stephens-Hunter Police District arrived and found an abandoned Mitsubishi utility had hit an unoccupied Toyota utility.
Police were told after the crash a group of unknown young people had exited the Mitsubishi – which had allegedly been stolen from a Tenambit home – before fleeing the scene prior to police arrival.
No injuries were reported, and police commenced an investigation into the incident.
About 3.30am Sunday 16 March 2025, police were called to Joseph Sheen Drive, Raymond Terrace, following reports of vehicle theft.
Officers arrived and were told a Nissan SUV had allegedly been stolen by two unknown young people.
Following inquiries, police located the allegedly stolen car driving on the New England Highway, East Maitland, about 10.10am the same day.
Police directed the driver of the car to stop; however, when they allegedly failed to do so a pursuit was initiated.
The pursuit continued through the Rutherford, Farley, Telarah and Bishops Bridge areas, with the allegedly stolen SUV reaching speeds of 150km/h in 80km/h speed zones.
Police terminated the pursuit after the SUV stopped on Old Maitland Road, Sawyers Gully, and two young people exited the car and attempted to flee the scene.
Officers continued to pursue the young people on foot and arrested a 14-year-old boy nearby.
He was taken to Maitland Police Station where he was dealt with under the young offender’s act.
Following further inquiries, police arrested a 13-year-old boy at Maitland Police Station today (Tuesday 18 March 2025).
He was charged with drive conveyance taken without consent of owner, be carried in conveyance taken without consent of owner, police pursuit – not stop – drive recklessly, enter inclosed land not prescribed premises without lawful excuse and hinder or resist police officer in the execution of duty.
The boy was granted strict conditional bail to appear before a children’s court on Wednesday 16 April 2025.
Police will allege in court the 13-year-old was the driver of the Nissan SUV and a passenger in the Mitsubishi utility.