A 27-year-old Flynn man and a 31-year-old Taylor woman will face court tomorrow on multiple charges involving a stolen black Porsche after ACT Policing arrested them early this morning, Sunday 27 June.
About 12.40am police received a report that two people were acting suspiciously in a car park in Bruce.
A short time later, officers responding to that report observed a black Porsche with two people on board entering a multi-storey car park in Bruce. Police checks revealed the Porsche had incorrect number plates attached.
About 1.10am the man drove the Porsche out of the car park, despite police successfully deploying tyre-deflation devices in two locations in the car park.
In Mary Potter Circuit, the Porsche collided with a police vehicle while making a U-turn and the woman exited the passenger side of the Porsche while it was moving. She was arrested and taken to hospital for treatment of minor injuries, and later transferred to the ACT Watch House.
Police followed the Porsche, at speeds well below the posted limit due to it having three deflated tyres, to an apartment complex in Thynne Street, Bruce, where the man drove through a closed garage door before he was arrested.
Police checks confirmed that the Porsche was a stolen vehicle, and a search of the Porsche located explosives, firearms, ammunition and items suspected of being stolen property. Police also located another stolen vehicle, a Black VW Tiguan, nearby.
The man, who is on bail, will face charges of driving in a stolen motor vehicle, dangerous driving, unlicensed driving, refusing to undergo a drug test, refusing to provide an oral fluid sample, using incorrect number plates, fail to stop for police.
The woman will be charged with riding in a stolen motor vehicle.
Both the man and the woman will face the ACT Magistrates Court tomorrow, Monday 28 June.
