Tuggerawong: Laurence Robar did a burnout on a Traffic and Highway Patrol officer’s driveway before returning with a beer

A labourer did a six-second burnout on a Traffic and Highway Patrol officer’s driveway in the middle of the night before returning the next day with a beer to apologise, a court has heard.

What was he thinking? Laurence Robar did a burnout on a police officer’s driveway. (File image)

A hoon in an unregistered, uninsured car did a six-second burnout in the driveway of a veteran highway patrol officer before returning to the scene of his crime with a longneck of beer to apologise, a court has heard.

Laurence Robar, 28, of Gosford, faced Wyong Local Court on Tuesday where he pleaded guilty to two counts each of driving an unregistered and uninsured vehicle, and interfering with people’s enjoyment.

However, the labourer pleaded not guilty to intimidating a police officer and driving under the influence of drugs.

A set of police facts states Robar was captured on motion-activated CCTV pulling up outside a Traffic and Highway Patrol officer’s private residence at 12.55am on Monday.

Robar is seen to park across the officer’s driveway and get out of his unregistered, uninsured grey Ford Falcon sedan, with distinctive panel damage to the left front fender and broken rear left passenger window, which was covered with a black plastic garbage bag.

Robar knew the officer was from the NSW Traffic and Highway Patrol Command at the time. (File photo: NSW Highway Patrol)

Robar walked up to a nearby service station before returning to his vehicle where he performed a three-point turn, reversing into the officer’s driveway.

“Whilst his rear wheels were on the driveway, the accused applies heavy acceleration whilst also applying the foot brake causing the rear wheels to skid on the surface of the driveway for a period of six seconds in what is commonly known as ‘burnout’,” the facts state.

Robar did a six-second “burnout” similar to the one pictured in this file image.

“This action has caused a loud screeching noise and interfered with the enjoyment of the local residents. The accused drives away leaving two black rubber tyre lines and rubber residue about one metre in length on (the officer’s) painted driveway.”

The officer reported the incident to police.

At 3.39pm on Monday, Robar is captured on CCTV wearing a high visibility work singlet and black shorts as he entered a bottleshop at Tuggerawong where he purchased three Carlton Dry longnecks.

A short time later he is captured on CCTV parking outside the officer’s house and walking up to the fence where he placed a longneck of beer with a sticky note that read: “Sorry 4 the rude inconsiderate awakening” followed by a heart shape and “love u (officer’s name)”.

On the other side of the sticky note it read “Thank you 4 ur service”.

As he was driving off, police were passing the other way and immediately recognised the car from their colleague’s description.

He was later taken to Wyong Police Station where he was refused bail. Picture: file

They pulled Robar over and he returned a negative breath test but police formed the view he was under the influence of another drug because he was allegedly pale, dishevelled and fluctuated between being talkative, indifferent, hostile, cocky and argumentative about being sober.

“The accused freely told police that he had ingested ‘goey’, also known as amphetamine sulfate, the previous Wednesday and cannabis on Friday,” the facts state.

They took him to Wyong Hospital for a blood test where he was restless, swearing, unsteady and at one point started doing push ups in the car park.

He was taken back to Wyong Police Station where he participated in an electronically recorded interview.

He told police he had seen the officer in uniform at his residence but was unable to say why he did the burnout.

He said he realised afterwards it might cause discomfort for the officer or his family and that was why he returned later with a beer to “apologise for his actions”.

Robar also told police he intended to keep driving his unregistered, uninsured car so police suspended his licence and confiscated the vehicle.

Robar was refused bail to appear at Wyong Local Court on Tuesday where he was granted bail to appear on August 6.

Conditions of his bail include that he not occupy the driver’s seat of a vehicle, not enter Wyong, Tuggerawong or Wadalba and abide by a curfew and an interim apprehended violence order taken out to protect the officer.