
Police have laid charges on a 16-year-old after a pursuit reaching up to 140km/h involving two allegedly stolen cars.
Newcastle police officers were patrolling Nelson Bay Road at Fern Bay about 4am Thursday when they spotted two vehicles - a grey Hyundai SUV and a grey Mitsubishi four-wheel-drive, which they allege were stolen from properties in Tanilba Bay and Dubbo respectively in the past week.