Thirteen youths as young as 12-years-old have been charged as part of an investigation into the thefts of luxury vehicles and police pursuits across the Hunter region - some of which the young people allegedly broadcast online.
Officers from the Lake Macquarie, Port Stephens-Hunter, Newcastle City and Hunter Valley police districts established Strike Force Base to investigate break, enter and steals from Hunter homes over a three month period, which police said were "primarily with the purpose of stealing vehicles".
