A group of teenagers have been arrested after allegedly stealing a car and driving it from the Central Coast to Sydney’s west in a high-speed police chase.
Five teenagers were arrested on Sunday night in Toongabbie, in Sydney’s west, after allegedly speeding there from the Central Coast in a stolen Mercedes.
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In another incident, two teenagers were arrested in the early hours of Monday morning after the BMW X5 they were travelling in — allegedly stolen from St Huberts Island — hit a police car. They were taken to Gosford Police Station.
There were no injuries, police said.
The two high-performance cars, and a Porsche, were all allegedly stolen from the same area on the Central Coast, police believe.
The six boys are aged between 15 and 17 years old. A 17-year-old girl was also arrested. All seven teenagers are being questioned.
7NEWS understands four of the teenagers arrested over the alleged crime spree were already on bail.
NSW Police deputy commissioner Mal Lanyon said authorities feared for both the safety of the wider community and for young people when they were behind the wheel of powerful cars.
“We know about the lack of experience in those drivers and what we really don’t want to happen is for one person to lose their life” he said.
Police minister Yasmin Catley said it was no secret that youth crime was on the rise.
“What is very worrying is the level of violence associated with those crimes,” she said.
“Last night’s incident is shocking, and we don’t want anybody to feel unsafe in their home or in their community.”
– With AAP
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