Police have charged a man over an alleged carjacking in Newcastle last night.
About 8:20pm (Monday 21 January 2019), a couple were driving a Mercedes sedan on Darby Street, Cooks Hill, when an object was allegedly thrown at their car.
The driver, a 24-year-old man, stopped the car to inspect the damage and to speak to a man who allegedly threw the object.
The man fled, and the driver of the Mercedes chased him on foot.
As this occurred, the man’s female passenger, also aged 24, got into the driver’s seat of the Mercedes and waited for him.
The man being chased ran through nearby units, before doubling back and allegedly forcing the woman from the car and driving off.
No one was injured during the incident.
Officers from Newcastle City Police District attended and established a crime scene.
Following inquires, officers arrested a 32-year-old man at a nearby location.
He was taken to Newcastle Police Station, where he was charged with unlawfully take/drive vessel with person in/on it and aggravated enter dwelling without knowing people.
The man, from Waratah West, was refused bail to appear at Newcastle Local Court today.
