Police and courts
Teen allegedly leads police on pursuit through region in stolen car

A teenage boy has been charged after allegedly stealing a car in Orange and leading police on a pursuit through the region that ended in Forbes over the weekend.

Officers attached to the Central West Police District commenced an investigation following reports of a break and enter and stealing at a house on Noonameena Drive in Orange between 4pm on Saturday and 9am Sunday.

Police were told a Toyota sedan was allegedly stolen from the house, along with jewellery, clothing and money.

Police located the vehicle in Parkes, where a pursuit was initiated.

The pursuit continued for some time, with the vehicle being tracked through Parkes, Eugowra, Cudal, Manildra, back to Parkes and Forbes.

Police tracked the vehicle to a reserve in McDonnell Street in Forbes where it was found abandoned about 11.35am on Sunday.

It was seized for forensic examination.

A short time later, officers arrested a 14-year-old boy at Wyndham Avenue, Forbes.

He was taken to Parkes Police Station, where he was charged with break and enter house etc steal value, goods in personal custody suspected being stolen and be carried in conveyance taken without consent of owner.

The boy was refused bail and will appear before a Children’s Court today.

The items allegedly stolen from the house were recovered.