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Police have arrested two men who allegedly fled a Riverina petrol station without paying before leading highway patrol officers on a pursuit.
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At about 7.30am on Monday officers attached to Young Highway Patrol were alerted to an alleged fail-to-pay at a service station in Cootamundra.
A short time later, police located the vehicle allegedly involved - a white Holden Commodore - travelling north on the Olympic Highway towards Wombat, between Cootamundra and Young.
Police said the vehicle failed to stop when directed by officers, and a pursuit commenced.
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The pursuit continued through the Young township before the Commodore became bogged on a dead-end dirt road.
The driver, a 27-year-old man, and the passenger, a 33-year-old man, were arrested and taken to Young Police Station.
Subsequent checks on the vehicle revealed the licence plates had allegedly been altered.
Inquiries continue.
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