A man has appeared in court after he was charged with traffic, fraud and domestic violence-related offences earlier this week.

About 10am on Tuesday 12 December 2023, police were patrolling Baradine Road, Coonabarabran, when they attempted to stop a Ford Falcon, to speak with the driver.

When it failed to stop as directed, a pursuit was initiated. A short time later it was terminated due to safety concerns.

Soon after, Police located the vehicle after it left the road and hit a dirt mound on Black Pines Road, Bugaldie.

The two passengers had exited the vehicle and the driver fled into bushland. No one was injured.

Police received reports that a quad bike had been stolen from a property on Baradine Road, Baradine at about 1pm.

Following inquiries, police attended a home on Masman Street, Baradine at around about 10.10pm, where they arrested a 27-year-old man.

He was taken to Coonabarabran Police Station and charged with:

• police pursuit - not stop - drive dangerously,
• unlicensed for Class, Class C, R, LR or MR (two counts)
• use class A vehicle with unauthorised number plate affixed (two counts)
• use unregistered registrable Class A motor vehicle on road (two counts)
• use uninsured motor vehicle on road (two counts)
• dishonestly obtain property by deception
• take and drive conveyance without consent of owner
• contravene prohibition/restriction in AVO, and
• breach of bail.

Police also alleged in court the man failed to pay at a service station in Coonamble on Monday 11 December 2023, and was involved in a domestic incident with a woman known to him on Tuesday 12 December 2023.

The man was refused bail to appear at Dubbo Local Court on Wednesday 13 December 2023.