A man’s been charged following a pursuit in Maitland this morning.
Police were patrolling the Rutherford area around 1:30am when they saw a Hyundai on Harvey Road.
They attempted to stop it, however a pursuit was initiated when they failed to do so.
The car drove through a timber fence and the backyard of a home on Anzac Street in South Maitland before colliding with a pole in Bloomfield Street.
An 18-year-old man attempted to flee the scene on foot but he was arrested after a short struggle with police.
He suffered minor injuries and was taken to Maitland Hospital for treatment.
Officers allegedly located stolen property during a search of the car.
The man was later returned to Maitland Police Station where he was charged with multiple offences including breach of bail, resisting officers and learner driver not accompanied by instructor.
He was refused bail and will front Newcastle Local Court today.
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