Police have arrested two people after a dramatic live-televised police chase through the streets of Sydney's west.
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Officers spotted a white Hyundai Sonata sedan that had been reported stolen driving on the Hume Highway at 9.30am on July 20 and started the pursuit.
Police pulled back with concerns for public safety a short time into the chase.
PolAir helicopters continued the pursuit from above.
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Footage of the chase shows the white sedan weaving between cars in medium-density traffic and driving on the wrong side of the road.
The male driver, a 39-year-old man from Glenfield, crashed the allegedly stolen car into a roadside pole on North Rocks Road just after 11am.
Police arrested the driver and his female passenger, a 37-year-old woman from Ingleburn, at the scene.
NSW Police Superintendent Adam Whyte said two weapons, a sawn of rifle and gel blaster, were pulled from the back seat.
Inquiries are continuing, police said.
Anna Houlahan
Anna Houlahan reports on crime and social issues affecting regional and remote Australia in her role as national crime reporter at Australian Community Media (ACM). She was ACM’s Trainee of the Year in 2023 and, aside from reporting on crime, has travelled the country as a journalist for Explore Travel Magazine. Reach out with news or updates to anna.houlahan@austcommunitymedia.com.au
