08-05-2025
Four teens arrested after high-speed police chase from Sydney's southwest to Bondi Junction in stolen car
Four Victorian teenagers have been arrested after allegedly leading police on a high-speed pursuit stretched throughout the Sydney metropolitan area in a stolen car.
The group, including two 14-year-old boys and two girls aged 12 and 17, allegedly stole a white Mazda CX3 from a gym in Grovedale, Victoria, about 3pm on Wednesday.
The teens then drove the car to NSW overnight and were spotted driving dangerously at high speed on the Hume Highway at Edmondson Park, in southwest Sydney, at about 10.30am on Thursday.
When officers tried to pull them over, the driver allegedly refused to stop, triggering a pursuit that sped along the M5 Motorway towards the M7 at Prospect.
Police called it off over safety concerns, but PolAir tracked the car through Milperra, where officers tried again to intercept it.
The chase was abandoned a second time after the teens allegedly threw items — including a headrest, a floor mat, and other personal belongings — at pursuing police.
From there, the car continued east, weaving through inner-city and eastern suburbs including Alexandria, Zetland, Centennial Park, Randwick and Bondi Junction.
It finally came to a stop at the Bondi Junction railway station bus interchange, about a 50-minute drive from the starting point, where the teens dumped the car and ran.
Plain clothes officers caught up with them on the train platform after a foot pursuit.
All four were arrested and taken to Surry Hills Police Station, where they are assisting with inquiries.
Detective Inspector Adam Solah described the behaviour as 'extremely dangerous', not just to the community, but also to the teenagers themselves.
'The driving throughout southwest Sydney into the Bondi Junction area was high speed, weaving in and out of traffic, extremely dangerous, let alone the objects being thrown from the vehicle, which of course in themselves is a very dangerous activity,' he said.
'And then we had to chase them across the rail platforms at Bondi Junction railway station.
'It's very concerning some of the behaviour of young people who think that stealing cars is effectively a joke.
'We treat it very seriously.'
Police are investigating the incident and anyone with information are urged to come forward.
