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CORAKI PURSUIT |
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What would normally be a sleepy Sunday morning in
the quiet Northern NSW town of Coraki was rudely
interrupted by some young people in a Holden
Commodore sedan running amok at the Box Ridge
Mission yesterday, Sunday, 8 November 2015.
Police received a report at 8:52am about a young
male who had reportedly stolen a car from Lismore
and was doing burnouts and driving crazily behind a
house at the Box Ridge Mission.
The vehicle,
described as a light blue Holden Commodore sedan,
was reportedly being driven by a person of interest
who was getting other young people to get on top
while he did burnouts with them still on. The driver
was known to the informant and described as 14 or 15
years old.
Police acknowledged the report
almost immediately.
32 minutes later, at
9:24am, a police alpha unit (officer working alone)
called off at the Box Ridge Mission. |
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NOTE
Dead
air and unrelated broadcasts have been removed from the available
audio. |
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At 9:35am, the police alpha unit reported he was
unable to locate the vehicle of interest after some
searching.
At 9:40am, a nearby highway
patrol vehicle enquired about the vehicle of
interest.
At 9:42am, the vehicle was sighted
and took off from the alpha unit. A pursuit was
initiated.
Starting in a laneway, the
vehicle, now described as a silver Holden Commodore
with registration provided, travelled north along
Autumn Street before turning right into Union
Street. The vehicle of interest continued along Adam
Street east bound.
The nearby highway patrol
vehicle was moving to intercept the pursuit.
The alpha unit terminated the pursuit a short
time later due to being a low category vehicle not
suitable for pursuits. The vehicle of interest was
last seen heading towards Woodburn along East Coraki
Road (Swan Bay Road).
A highway vehicle was
nearby and swinging back up to intercept the
vehicle.
The alpha unit advised the vehicle
of interest, now confirmed outstanding, reportedly
collided with a parked vehicle in Queen Elizabeth
Drive.
The alpha unit, still seemingly
following the vehicle of interest after terminating
the pursuit, advised the vehicle of interest had
turned left into Tuckurimba Road heading towards
Lismore and Wyrallah Road.
Available Lismore
cars were being sought. The highway vehicle trying
to catch up with the vehicle of interest was trying
to arrange road spikes ahead of it.
With
spikes coming from Lismore police station, it was
suggested to try using them near the Lismore City
Council waste facility. Information was also
received about two possible persons on board the
vehicle of interest. Police were also moving to
cover alternate routes with road spikes also coming
from Casino.
Police suggested the vehicle may
have turned down Leslies Lane if they were back
tracking just as a very experienced category one
highway patrol vehicle spotted the vehicle passing
it in the opposite direction. He turned on it to
engage it in a pursuit heading towards Lismore.
The pursuit was initiated and passed Tucki Road
where it was reported the vehicle of interest had a
fair bit of damage to the rear as if it had backed
into something. Speed increased to about 140/80.
Speed decreased to 100/80 passing the Wyrallah
Chapel. A bit of smoke was reportedly coming from
the vehicle and two heads were sighted on board.
Traffic was reported as light and conditions clear.
Speed increased to 125/80 coming into the
township of Wyrallah.
Police ahead advised
they had road spikes set up at Wyrallah Road and
Durheim Road.
It appeared the vehicle of
interest crashed along Wyrallah Road just south of
Wyrallah Ferry Road. Police were heading there to
assist. An ambulance was called just in case as
communication was lost for some time with the lead
pursuit vehicle who was a highway patrol officer
alpha unit.
Communications were an issue with
the officer managing to call a supervisor using his
mobile phone advising he had one in custody and he
required assistance before his phone dropped out.
Assistance was coming from all directions.
Backup arrived moments later. One person of interest
was on foot through paddocks. Police were heading
around to intercept. A dog unit was requested.
Police then advised that the outstanding person
of interest stopped in the middle of the paddock,
put his hands on his head and began walking towards
highway patrol vehicles. The second person of
interest was secured a short time later.
An
ambulance was requested for the two persons of
interest regarding minor injuries to the eye and
mouth. No police officers were reported injured.
A tow truck was arranged for the vehicle of
interest at 10:00am.
Published 9 November 2015. |
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