A luxury car stolen from a home in Woodvale — which is linked to the investigation into whether two teenagers were being followed in a vigilante chase before they came off a stolen motorcycle in Hillarys — has crashed in Balga after it failed to stop for police.
The white BMW hatchback crashed into a civilian van after a short police pursuit about 4pm on Wednesday on the corner of Princess Road and Princess Way.
Three people in the BMW have been taken into custody and nobody was injured.
A Princess Road resident, who did not want to be named, said it was lucky her five-year-old son and eight-year-old daughter were not playing outside at the time.
The crash happened within meters of the family’s backyard where there is a children’s swing set.
“I got home from work and made (the kids) go in the house straight away, the biggest frustration is just how close it was to going through my fence,” she said.
“It would be a whole different ball game had it gone further in, we might not be standing here today.”
Another resident said he was watching TV about 3pm when he heard what sounds like “bombs had gone off”.
Police allege the BMW was stolen during a home burglary in Woodvale in the early hours of Monday.
A Woodvale couple and their two children were asleep inside their home when the BMW was allegedly stolen.
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