Cops sandwich car in dramatic pursuit, three arrested
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Three people have been arrested following a police pursuit that ended dramatically in Sydney’s south when tactical police vehicles sandwiched the alleged getaway car in the middle of the road.

Police began the pursuit after the car left the address of a house connected to a robbery last month.

Officers arrived at Johnstone Street in Peakhurst about 3.10pm where the car allegedly failed to stop for police.

The chase ended after the getaway car was wedged between to police cars.
The chase ended after the getaway car was wedged between to police cars. (9News)

The vehicle was pursued until it was eventually sandwiched on Henry Lawson Drive.

Police allegedly found prohibited drugs in the vehicle.

The driver, 36-year-old William Toko, and two passengers, a 43-year-old man and a 28-year-old woman, were arrested and taken to Campsie Police Station.

Toko was charged with an array of offences, including robbery in company while armed with a dangerous weapon, pursuit, and driving recklessly.

The male passenger was charged with two counts of possessing a prohibited drug, two counts of possessing prescribed restricted substances

The female passenger was charged with supplying a drug greater than the indictable amount and less than the commercial quantity.

Toko is believed to have been involved in an alleged armed robbery of a unit in Riverwood on Tuesday last week.

Police said that two men armed with a shotgun and a knife broke into the unit and threatened the 43-year-old occupant before leaving with cash and valuables.

The three arrested after the pursuit were due to face Bankstown local court today.

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