Teen charged following pursuit in Sydney's south-west as police seize jerry cans, ski masks and a baseball bat
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A teenager is set to face court following an alleged pursuit in Sydney's south-west last night where police discovered multiple suspicious items in a vehicle, including a baseball bat, jerry cans and ski masks.
Police were patrolling Greenacre when they found an unregistered Volkswagen Golf with green P-plates but no licence plates parked on Robinson Street about 11.30pm.
As police approached the vehicle, the driver allegedly fled, and officers began a pursuit in an attempt to stop the car.
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The teen is set to face court next month after being hit with a string of charges. Nine
The chase continued across the suburb and into Riverwood before coming to a halt on Napoleon Street, where the driver and two passengers attempted to flee on foot.
"The other one just sprinted. He was quite fast actually, he outran the police," a witness told 9News.
"He wasn't back until like 10 minutes later."
Police arrested the 17-year-old driver as well as the two passengers, aged 21 and 22.
The driver was later taken to Auburn Police Station, while the passengers were taken to Bankstown Police Station.
Police searched the car and seized a baseball bat, several jerry cans, ski masks and phones.
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Multiple items were seized from the vehicle, including jerrycans and a baseball bat. Nine
All the items will undergo forensic testing.
The two older men were released without charge, awaiting further investigations.
The teen was charged with initiating a police pursuit, driving dangerously, disguising their face with the intention to commit an indictable offence, driving a vehicle with a suspended license and using a vehicle without number plates fixed correctly.
He was granted conditional bail to appear before the children's court on February 4.
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