A 45-year-old local man has been charged with a number of offences following a police pursuit in Welcome Bay.
Police were called to a report that a driver of a vehicle had hit another vehicle on Turret Rd and left the scene.
At 11pm last night, the driver failed to stop for police on Welcome Bay Rd.
A police spokesperson said a pursuit was commenced but was called off moments later due to the fleeing man's manner of driving.
The vehicle was seen again a short time later, having returned to the Welcome Bay Rd area.
"The driver abandoned the vehicle on Asher Rd and fled on foot, however, a police dog unit caught up with and arrested him," the spokesperson said.
