Overview
- Police allege a 31-year-old Hamilton man crashed into the Bolton RFS shed near Jerilderie before stealing the truck just before 9pm Wednesday.
- The vehicle was driven with lights and sirens from NSW into Victoria, with NSW Police handing over the pursuit to Victoria Police at Tocumwal.
- Stop sticks deflated the tyres near Shepparton, yet the truck entered Puckapunyal Army Base, where the driver allegedly took a security guard’s unattended car.
- Officers deployed stop sticks again and arrested the man on the base, and he faces multiple charges including carjacking, motor-vehicle theft and criminal damage.
- He is due to appear at Wangaratta Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, and the RFS says Bolton will rely on Jerilderie crews while a replacement appliance is arranged.