Overview
- The Raptor Squad pursuit, which began Saturday on the Great Western Highway at Wentworthville, ended when officers rammed a stolen white Audi on Hill Road in Lidcombe.
- Police said the occupants threw fuel and bleach containers onto the M4 near Silverwater before fleeing on foot, with PolAir and the Dog Squad helping arrest three men aged 24, 24 and 28.
- A search of the Audi recovered a semi‑automatic rifle, a pistol, ammunition and cloned number plates that were seized for forensic testing.
- Police charged all three with firearm and criminal‑group offences, the alleged driver also faced stolen‑vehicle and reckless‑pursuit counts, and all were refused bail ahead of court on Sunday.
- Investigators say the Audi was stolen from Edmondson Park in March and is being probed for links to recent shootings and firebombings, with two more drive‑by attacks in Punchbowl and Greenacre under review and a call for dashcam footage.