POLICE have charged a 25-year-old Brown Hill man with a string of offences after a pursuit from Geelong in an alleged stolen car ended in the Bridge Mall.
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The man was one of two men in a silver Toyota Corolla that police allege had been driving erratically on the Surf Coast Highway about 2pm before speeding away from officers on Monday, May 6.
The men are alleged to have evaded police in the Geelong suburb Grovedale.
Charges against the Brown Hill man include: dangerous driving while being pursued, reckless conduct endanger life, reckless conduct endanger serious injury, theft, handling stolen goods, possessing a prohibited weapon and driving while disqualified.
The Brown Hill man has been remanded to appear before the Ballarat Magistrates' Court on 30 May.
Police, with air wing assistance, monitored the Toyota through Grovedale and near Elaine, along the Midland Highway.
Police report officers successfully deployed stop sticks in Elaine and the driver continued into Ballarat before coming to a complete stop.
A 22-year-old Leopold man was charged with theft of motor vehicle and theft. He was bailed to appear before the Geelong Magistrates' Court on 5 July.
Adam Spencer
