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Man arrested over early morning police pursuit with large sword in car

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  • A man has been arrested after an early morning police pursuit that crossed the ACT-NSW border four times.
  • NSW Police pursued the vehicle until it turned onto Canberra Avenue and entered the ACT, when ACT Policing officers took up the pursuit through the suburbs of Tralee, Hume and Tuggeranong.
  • The pursuit lead officers through Jerrabomberra Heights, Karabar and Queanbeyan CBD before the driver crossed the border back into the ACT.
  • Police said about 4:15am a 42-year-old man was seen driving at excessive speeds in a silver Volkswagen Passat, which they said had been stolen from Lyneham in June.

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The 42-year-old is facing charges including aggravated driving, driving a stolen car, failing to stop for police, refusal to provide an oral fluid sample, and driving while disqualified.

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A man has been arrested after an early morning police pursuit that crossed the ACT-NSW border four times.

Officers allegedly found a large sword, a flick knife, gloves, and balaclavas in a search after the man was arrested.

According to NSW Police, the driver of a Kia hatchback failed to stop for Monaro Police District officers about 2am in Crestwood, on the NSW side of the ACT-NSW border.

NSW Police pursued the vehicle until it turned onto Canberra Avenue and entered the ACT, when ACT Policing officers took up the pursuit through the suburbs of Tralee, Hume and Tuggeranong.

A short time later, NSW Police officers rejoined the pursuit as the car re-entered the state in Jerrabomberra.

The pursuit lead officers through Jerrabomberra Heights, Karabar and Queanbeyan CBD before the driver crossed the border back into the ACT.

After a pursuit on foot, the man was arrested and searched, with officers allegedly locating and seizing a flick knife.

In the early hours of Thursday morning, ACT police officers were also involved in a separate pursuit with the driver of an allegedly stolen vehicle.

Police said about 4:15am a 42-year-old man was seen driving at excessive speeds in a silver Volkswagen Passat, which they said had been stolen from Lyneham in June.

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