Police are appealing for information to locate the occupants of a stolen vehicle, that was located crashed through a fence in the state’s Hunter region today.
About 1.30am (Saturday 10 October 2020), officers from Hunter Valley Police District were called to Bridge Street, Branxton, after reports of suspicious activity.
Upon arrival, police observed an unknown man standing next to a Holden utility, and subsequent checks revealed the vehicle had been reported stolen from a house at Singleton earlier in the evening.
As police approached the vehicle, it drove off along Russell Street and down Railway Street.
When the vehicle failed to stop, a pursuit was initiated, however, it was terminated due to safety concerns.
A short time later, police located the utility abandoned and on its side in a paddock near Standen and Corinda drives, after having hit a fence.
A search of the surrounding area was conducted, but the occupants of the vehicle could not be located.
A crime scene was established, with a number of items seized from the vehicle that will undergo forensic examination.
An investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident is underway and investigators are appealing for anyone who may have seen the vehicle, or who may have information, to contact Singleton Police Station on (02) 6578 7499 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or . Information is treated in strict confidence. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.
