A man has been charged after a police pursuit across western Sydney this morning.
About 10.15am (Wednesday 4 February 2026), police were patrolling the Granville area, when they attempted to stop a sedan on Bridge Street.
When the driver allegedly failed to stop, officers attached to Cumberland Police Area Command commenced a pursuit.
The pursuit continued throughout the Granville, Merrylands, and South Granville areas, where the sedan crashed into a police car, damaging the vehicle.
The pursuit continued into the Bankstown area and ended at Condell Park when the car crashed into a sedan on Edgar Street, near Eldrige Road.
The driver allegedly ran from the vehicle and a foot pursuit commenced.
Officers arrested the driver – a 36-year-old man – a short time later and he was subjected to a roadside drug test which allegedly returned a positive result.
Police searched the car and allegedly located a substance believed to be butanediol and an amount of methylamphetamine.
The 36-year-old man was taken to Bankstown Police Station.
He was charged with two counts of possess prohibited drug, police pursuit – not stop – drive dangerously, drive motor vehicle during disqualification period and not give particulars to other driver.
The man was refused bail to appear before Bankstown Local Court tomorrow (Thursday 5 February 2026).
