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Five Teens Held After Alleged Guildford Break-In Ends With Police Car Hit

Police say the getaway car had been stolen from Kensington weeks earlier.

Overview

  • Officers were called just after midnight to a home on Adah St in Guildford where property and a parked car were damaged and four occupants were unharmed.
  • Police located the suspected vehicle in Granville near Blaxcell St and Parramatta Rd and initiated a pursuit onto the M4 and Reservoir Rd in Prospect.
  • The chase ended when the driver allegedly executed a U-turn and struck a marked police car before the occupants ran from the vehicle.
  • Three 18-year-old men, a 17-year-old boy and a 16-year-old boy were arrested shortly after, with most taken to Granville Police Station.
  • Paramedics assessed all five, and one 18-year-old with a suspected broken arm remains in hospital under police guard as the investigation continues.