Dubbo: Two separate pursuits, ‘several’ police cars hit by driver before crash at car yard

A stolen vehicle drove directly towards “several” police cars before smashing into a car yard in the state’s central west. Here’s the latest.

Police are seeking information following two separate pursuits involving stolen cars in the state’s central west on Thursday morning. Photo: Supplied.

Police are seeking information following two separate pursuits involving stolen cars in the state’s central west.

Two men forced entry into a home on Baird Dr, Dubbo, and demanded keys to the female occupant’s car about 2.25am on Thursday.

The occupant complied and the men fled in the woman’s BMW.

Police attempted to stop the vehicle on North St, Dubbo, around 3.20am with the pursuit terminated a short time later due to safety concerns.

Police were called to the intersection of Bent and North streets in Dubbo, where they located the BMW abandoned after it was road spiked. It was seized for forensic examination.

The vehicle was successfully road spiked on Cobborah Rd. Photo: Supplied.

In a separate incident, Orana Mid-Western Police District officers attempted to stop a black Mitsubishi Pajero on the Mitchell Highway, near Bencubbin Way in Dubbo, around 5.40am.

When it failed to stop, a pursuit was initiated, however it was also terminated due to safety.

Shortly after, police saw the car on Myall St which “drove directly at several police cars”, according to a police statement.

The vehicle was road spiked on Cobborah Rd, crashed into a car yard on Fitzroy St and found abandoned.

Checks reveal the vehicle was stolen from a home in Orange overnight.

As inquiries continue, anyone with information, dashcam or CCTV footage from these areas is urged to contact Dubbo Police Station or Crime Stoppers.