FED: Police chase stolen car 250km from Wagga to Canberra
20 Jan 2009 12:21 PM
Subject: FED: Police chase stolen car 250km from Wagga to Canberra FED: Police chase stolen car 250km from Wagga to Canberra
CANBERRA, Jan 20 AAP - Police have arrested a 26-year-old man in Canberra following a 250km high-speed car chase that started in south-western NSW.
NSW police started pursuing the stolen car in Wagga Wagga on Tuesday morning and ACT Policing took up the chase when the driver crossed the border into the territory.
"Road spikes were deployed on a number of occasions to end the pursuit however the driver managed to avoid them on each occasion," an ACT Policing spokeswoman said in a statement.
The chase was called off due to safety concerns when the stolen car entered Canberra's northern suburbs.
The man was subsequently arrested following a police search sparked by a member of the public reporting someone running from an abandoned vehicle near the Australian War Memorial.
Two firearms were found in the stolen vehicle, the spokeswoman said.
The man will face the ACT Magistrates Court on Tuesday afternoon on numerous traffic charges.
NSW Police are expected to apply for his extradition to NSW.
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FED: Police chase stolen car 250km from Wagga to Canberra