A 16-year-old L-plater was in police custody on Saturday after he was arrested in a vehicle that police say was involved in a high speed chase at Corlette in the early hours of the morning.
Officers say they were on patrol at Bagnalls Beach Road about 1.30am when they tried to stop a Hyundai i30 before it and another vehicle allegedly took off at high speed.
The Hyundai was later noted as one of two vehicles reported stolen from a home on Christmas Bush Avenue at Nelson Bay, police said in a statement.
It was found a short time after the chase, having crashed off the side of Sandy Point Road, police said. The 16-year-old, who officers said was the only person in the car, was arrested and taken to Maitland Police Station.
He was charged a string of counts including drug possession, breaking and entering, vehicle theft, driving while on a leaner's permit without an accompanying driver, and special-range drink driving.
He was refused bail ahead of his first court appearance.
