Daily London
Police chased the luxury car they say was being driven suspiciously while patrolling in South Granville in the city’s west just before 9.30pm last night.
The driver allegedly sped away when police tried to pull it over, and police started a chase to Rawson Road at Guildford.
It then collided with a fence and crashed into a public golf course.
A 17-year-old man was arrested and taken to hospital with minor injuries, before being taken to Granville Police Station.
Police allege they found a pistol in the Porsche and say a shooting was planned.
“We believe we’ve stopped a public place shooting,” NSW Police Superintendent Grant Healey said.
“We know that’s what they were talking about and the indication from the car that was pursued last night and the firearm located, we believe that they were going to shoot at a premise.”
Police allege the plot was planned by an organised crime group, with the 17-year-old potentially hired to carry out the shooting.
“[We are] unsure what time and when the shooting was going to take place, but we believe [the 17-year-old] was part of a plot,” Healey said.
Healey said police were still searching for other members of the group.
Detectives are also investigating two other cars they found.
Charges include recruiting others to assist in carrying out illegal activities, participating in a criminal group and contributing to a criminal activity, and knowingly directing the activities of a criminal group.
He was refused bail, and was due to appear in court today.
“This is organised crime, there is nothing else in it,” Healey alleged.
Investigations are ongoing.
