Police are searching for a man who stole a police car while officers were responding to an incident in the rural New South Wales town of Narromine.
Emergency services were called to an unidentified car on ablaze on a train line on Craigie Lea Road about 3.10pm yesterday.
Firefighters extinguished the fire while officers conducted inquiries at the scene.
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Police said that, during the commotion, a man stole and took off with a marked police car – a 4WD Mitsubishi Pajero.
“The vehicle was last seen on McGrane Way, Narromine,” police said.
The man is described as being aged in his late teens, white, about 175cm tall with a medium build and brown hair.
Police are searching the small town for their car and have widened their search to surrounding areas.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Tripe-Zero or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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