Another police pursuit through Unanderra this month has led to the arrest of a 34-year-old man on 13 charges, including driving recklessly, supplying a prohibited drug and having custody of a knife.

Police spotted an alleged stolen vehicle in Unanderra on the Princes Highway at around 12:45pm on Tuesday 16 January 2024, and a police chase shortly ensued on Central Road.

The man lost control of the car after mounting a median strip on Staff Road, where he then allegedly tried to run away from police before he was arrested by officers attached to the Southern Operations Group.

Police subsequently searched the vehicle and found drugs, a knife and cash.

He faced Wollongong Local Court on Wednesday 17 January, where he remains in custody. He will reappear in court on Tuesday 30 January 2024.

It marks the second police chase through Unanderra this month, after a 16-year-old was arrested on 4 January after he stole a car from Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs.