{"id":118023,"date":"2025-12-09T12:52:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T01:52:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/?p=118023"},"modified":"2025-12-09T12:52:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T01:52:14","slug":"sebastopol-man-charged-wild-pursuit-wendouree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/news\/sebastopol-man-charged-wild-pursuit-wendouree\/","title":{"rendered":"Sebastopol man charged after wild pursuit ends in Wendouree"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"258\" data-end=\"406\">A dramatic police pursuit through Ballarat streets has ended with a man in custody after a stolen vehicle was brought to a forced stop in Wendouree.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"408\" data-end=\"691\"><a href=\"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/news\/police-ram-stolen-car-ballarat\/\">Police first spotted the white Toyota Prado in Canadian around 9.15am on Monday, 8 December.<\/a> The vehicle, which had been reported stolen from Camberwell in late September and was displaying false number plates, was allegedly driving dangerously through Redan, Ballarat and Wendouree.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"693\" data-end=\"910\">With support from the Air Wing, officers tracked the car as it sped through 60km\/h zones at more than 90km\/h, mounted footpaths and median strips, drove against traffic, and forced pedestrians to dodge out of the way.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"912\" data-end=\"1030\">Stop sticks deployed in Redan punctured the tyres, but the car continued for over 40 minutes on its rims, police said.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1032\" data-end=\"1191\">The pursuit ended just after midday when police rammed the Toyota on Gillies Street near Howitt Street in Wendouree to prevent further danger to the community.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1193\" data-end=\"1301\">A 35-year-old Sebastopol man was arrested at the scene and has since been charged with a string of offences.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1303\" data-end=\"1595\">These include seven counts of recklessly exposing an emergency services worker, theft of a motor vehicle, dangerous driving while being pursued, reckless conduct endangering serious injury, possession of methylamphetamine, failing to answer bail, unlicensed driving and other related charges.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1597\" data-end=\"1636\">No one was injured during the incident.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1638\" data-end=\"1718\">The man was remanded to appear at the Ballarat Magistrates\u2019 Court on 9 December.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1720\" data-end=\"1879\">Police have urged anyone who witnessed the incident or has dashcam or CCTV footage to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or at <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.crimestoppersvic.com.au\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"1851\" data-end=\"1878\">www.crimestoppersvic.com.au<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A dramatic police pursuit through Ballarat streets has ended with a man in custody after a stolen vehicle was brought to a forced stop in Wendouree. 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