Belconnen, ACT, Oct. 24 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release:
Police have arrested a 23-year old Chisholm man following a pursuit in Richardson yesterday morning.
At around 6:15am Thursday (23 October 2025) police attended a home in Richardson following reports that a man, who was allegedly carrying knives, had stolen a vehicle from the residence.
While conducting a patrol of the area at about 7.00am police sighted the vehicle in Richardson. Police activated their emergency lights in an attempt to stop the vehicle which subsequently fled from police at high speed.
A short time later police sighted the vehicle in Chisholm and attempted to stop the vehicle before it fled from police again.
The vehicle was seen mounting a dead-end footpath to evade police, the driver then allegedly reversed the car damaging a fence. The driver attempted to flee again, further damaging the fence of a residence in Chisholm.
At around 7:25am police located the vehicle stationery on a footpath in Richardson. A short time later police located the driver of vehicle in the backyard of a residence allegedly attempting to enter another vehicle.
The 23-year-old man, who was subject to bail conditions, was arrested and charged with two counts of failing to stop for police, two counts of damage/destroy property, burglary, unlicensed driver, two counts of failing to give detail to owner of damaged property.
He will face the ACT Magistrates Court today (Friday 24 October).
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