UPDATE: Four males have been charged after an alleged carjacking in Sydney's Hills District which has been linked to a carjacking in Merewether earlier this year.
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About 1am Monday the stolen vehicle stopped at police roadblocks at the Palmdale Road overpass at Ourimbah.
Four males - aged 18, 16 and two aged 19 - were arrested and taken to Wyong Police Station.
The 18-year-old was charged with two counts of police pursuit - not stop - drive at speed, two counts of drive recklessly/furiously or speed/manner dangerous, driver or rider state false name or home address, two counts of take & drive conveyance without consent of owner, two counts of never licensed person drive vehicle on road, use offensive weapon to prevent lawful detention, predatory driving, and motor vehicle exceed speed more than 20 km/h.
Two outstanding warrants for robbery, break and enter and property offences were also executed.
A 19-year-old was charged with robbery in company, and two counts of be carried in conveyance taken without consent of owner.
Police will allege in court that the two men were also involved in a carjacking in the Newcastle suburb of Merewether on Saturday September 5.
The second 19-year-old was charged with be carried in conveyance taken without consent of owner. Five outstanding warrants for shoplifting, fraud and property offences were also executed.
The three men appeared at Newcastle Local Court on Monday and were formally refused bail.
The man, aged 18, is due to reappear at the same court and the two men, aged 19, will appear at Wyong Local Court on Tuesday.
The 16-year-old was charged with be carried in conveyance taken without consent of owner.
He was granted conditional bail to appear at a children's court on Tuesday 13 October 2020.
EARLIER REPORT:
HUNTER police have helped in a large-scale operation to track down a carjacker, which ended in a dramatic arrest of four teens on the M1.
A 29-year-old woman parked her BMW 428i in The Hills Showground Metro car park in Sydney about 8.35am Sunday, when she was approached by a man who told her he had a knife and demanded the keys to her car.
The Kellyville woman handed over the keys and tried to run away, but was assaulted by the assailant. The man drove away in the BMW and the woman was left with minor injuries.
An investigation commenced by detectives attached to The Hills Police Area Command and a description of the car was disseminated.
Following inquiries, about 9:30pm the same day, officers from Newcastle were patrolling The Junction when they saw the stolen vehicle parked in Kemp Street. Police will allege the driver accelerated away and a pursuit was initiated. It was terminated shortly after due to safety concerns.
About 10.20pm, officers from Port Stephens-Hunter police district noticed the vehicle driving west along the New England Highway, Hexham, and followed it into Tarro.
With assistance from PolAir, the car was monitored through local streets, before it joined the M1, where it was seen travelling south.
About 1am Monday the vehicle was stopped at police roadblocks at the Palmdale Road overpass at Ourimbah.
Four men - two aged 18 and two aged 19 - were arrested and have been taken to Wyong police station where they are expected to be charged.
The operation involved police districts including Newcastle City, Lake Macquarie, Tuggerah Lakes and Brisbane Water, as well as Traffic and Highway Patrol, the Dog Unit, and PolAir.
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