A 12-YEAR-OLD boy is on strict bail accused of stealing a car and leading police on a chase.
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Oxley officers were patrolling in Wee Waa at about 10.30am on Monday when they spotted a Subaru Forester they suspected had been stolen.
Highway patrol police said they tried to stop the car as it travelled east on Boundary Street but a pursuit was sparked.
The chase continued until a 12-year-old boy, accused of being behind the wheel at the time, was arrested.
He was taken to Narrabri Police Station and charged.
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The boy faces allegations of police pursuit; taking and driving a car without consent; driving on the road without ever being licenced; and custody of a knife in a public place.
He was released from custody with bail conditions and will front a children's court in March.
The arrest came on the final day of a police operation targeting road rule breakers across the Oxley and New England districts during the holiday period.
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Police and crime reporter at the Newcastle Herald. Email: afalkenmire@austcommunitymedia.com.au
Police and crime reporter at the Newcastle Herald. Email: afalkenmire@austcommunitymedia.com.au
