Road spikes at Coonabarabran have halted a 37 year old man and 17 year old boy from getting away after an alleged armed robbery in Dubbo .

Both have been charged with the heist after a police pursuit early on Saturday morning.

The incident began at 3.30am (6 September 2025) when Police from the Orana Mid Western Police District were called to a service station on Hawthorn Street following reports of an armed robbery.

Police allege a 37-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy – armed with a machete – arrived in a Toyota ute before threatening a 20-year-old man and attempting to steal his car.

The pair then allegedly assaulted a 51-year-old man before fleeing in his Ford ute.

NSW Ambulance paramedics treated the 51-year-old for a broken foot and abrasions before transporting him to the hospital.

The younger man was not injured.

A short time later, police spotted the stolen vehicle on Cobra Street, initiating a pursuit.

Officers say the pair threw objects at pursuing vehicles and allegedly drove at police cars, causing damage.

Road spikes were deployed on the Newell Highway near Coonabarabran, bringing the vehicle to a stop.

Both the man and the teenager were arrested and taken to Dubbo Police Station.

The 37-year-old man was charged with multiple offences, including aggravated robbery, aggravated carjacking, dangerous police pursuit, and using an offensive weapon to resist arrest.

The teenager was charged with aggravated robbery and aggravated carjacking.

Both were refused bail and appeared in Parramatta Local Court and a children’s court .