Overview

• At 5:45am in Bankstown a 29-year-old allegedly stunned a 23-year-old Woolworths delivery driver with a stun device before stealing the truck.
• Police tracked the stolen vehicle from the Princes Highway through Wolli Creek, where it collided with four parked cars, before it continued onto the M8 and M4.
• Officers deployed road spikes at Glenbrook and used a Taser at Blaxland to safely apprehend the suspect with assistance from dog and public order units.
• The suspect was taken first to Springwood Police Station and then to Nepean Hospital for medical checks, while the truck driver received treatment at Bankstown Hospital.
• Woolworths and its delivery partner EcomX pledged support for the driver, refunded all cancelled orders and said they will work with authorities on enhancing delivery-worker safety.