THREE teenagers exchanged shots with police during a high-speed car chase which ended with them being arrested after their vehicle crashed into a utility pole on Eastern Road around 4.30am on Monday.

Officers from Operation Black Scorpion first spotted the suspects in a white Japanese vehicle travelling without headlights at high-speed near Ida Street and Robinson Road. When police attempted to stop the vehicle, the suspects fled, prompting a pursuit.

The suspects — two aged 19 and one aged 17 — were arrested at the scene. Police recovered a high-powered weapon from the vehicle. All three sustained injuries in the crash, and one 19-year-old also suffered gunshot wounds to the buttocks. He was taken to hospital by EMS for treatment.

During the pursuit, officers from another patrol unit were alerted by a motorist near Robinson Road with apparent gunshot wounds. The man reported being shot by occupants of a vehicle matching the one involved in the police chase.

The high-speed chase was one of two incidents reported by police yesterday.

Shortly before 2pm, officers on mobile patrol spotted a motorcyclist acting suspiciously on Theodora Lane. Police signalled for him to stop, but he fled at high-speed and later crashed into a median.

Officers searched the man and confiscated a firearm and ammunition, leading to his arrest. He was taken to hospital for injuries sustained in the collision. Investigations are continuing.