Police have charged a man following an alleged break-in, robbery with wounding, and pursuit, in the Tamworth region yesterday.

About 2.45am (Saturday 7 February 2015), a white Holden Rodeo was stolen from a home on Macquarie Road, Fennell Bay. The owner attended Toronto Police Station and reported the incident.

An investigation was commenced by officers from Oxley Local Area Command.

About 3.15pm (Saturday 7 February 2015), a man driving a white Holden Rodeo allegedly attended service station on Mayne Street, Murrurundi and put petrol in the car before driving off without paying.

Police were contacted and on route received reports of a Holden Rodeo allegedly driving erratically in Tamworth. Officers from Oxley Traffic and Highway Patrol saw the Rodeo on Peel Street and a pursuit was initiated.

After a short time the pursuit was terminated by the officers due to safety concerns.

The Holden Rodeo allegedly continued and collided with two vehicles on Jewry Street, before the driver pulled into a property on Oxley Highway, Bective. The home on the property was broken into and cash and alcohol was stolen and Holden Rodeo was set on fire.

A Toyota Corolla was stolen from the Bective home. A short time later the Toyota was allegedly seen by police from Gunnedah and a pursuit was initiated, before being terminated a short time later due to safety concerns.

The Corolla was driven to Manilla Road, Boggabri, where it allegedly crashed. The driver of passing Holden Commodore, a 45-year-old man, stopped to render assistance to the driver of the Corolla.

The man in the Corolla allegedly punched the Holden driver and hit him over the head with a bottle, before stealing the Commodore.

The 45-year-old man suffered a deep laceration to the back of his head and was taken to Gunnedah Hospital, he has since been released.

A short time later the Holden was seen by police on Boggabri-Manilla Road and a pursuit was initiated, before the Commodore crashed into a barbed wire fence and the driver ran from car.

Police pursued the man on foot and during the arrest of the 33-year-old man, he allegedly punched officers. He was taken to Tamworth Police Station.

The man was charged with 16 offences;

– Robbery armed with offensive weapon;

– Two counts of steal motor vehicle;

– Dishonestly obtain property by deception;

– Three counts of negligent driving;

– Break, enter and steal;

– Damage property by fire;

– Three counts of police pursuit – Skye’s law;

– Aggravated robbery inflict actual bodily harm;

– Assault police;

– Resist police, and;

– Drive motor vehicle during disqualification.

The man was refused bail to appear at Tamworth Bail Court today (Sunday 8 February 2015).