A LUXURY car stolen from Newcastle was allegedly used in a crime spree which spanned hundreds of kilometres and involved armed robberies and vehicle thefts. Login or signup to continue reading Two teenagers, aged 16 and 18, were arrested in South Tamworth on Monday morning after a dangerous two-day ordeal allegedly unfolded. The police case is that aspects of the alleged violent rampage were documented on camera and shared.
New England police were first alerted when a white Ford Everest was stolen from a Moree motel just after 2.20am on Saturday, August 17. A pursuit was sparked when the 2024-model vehicle was seen on the Gwydir Highway, but was called off amid safety concerns.
Hours later, at about 11pm, the Ford and a silver Mazda CX 30, which had been stolen from Queensland, were seen in Boggabilla travelling north towards the border. Police deployed roadspikes in a bid to stop the vehicles but both managed to escape. Investigating officers discovered both of those SUVs, and a black Ford Mustang sedan, were involved in several break-ins in Goondoowindi and dangerous driving incidents in Boggabilla earlier that day.
The sedan was found burnt out at Boggabillat at about 6.20am, according to police. Just after the midnight on Sunday, August 18, police were called to a motel at Moree after reports two men had broken into a room, threatened the occupants and stole an Audi Q5.
Police were told the men fled in the Audi and the Ford SUV that had been stolen the day before. Officer.