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A police car crashed into a house in Ashtonfield on Sunday and a man is in police custody after allegedly stealing the vehicle. Just before 10.30am an off-duty police officer witnessed an alleged domestic incident on South Seas Drive at Ashtonfield. It’s alleged a woman suffered a minor laceration to her hand. Police were contacted and officers from Central Hunter Local Area Command attended and arrested the woman’s partner. Police say the man was handcuffed and placed in the rear of a police car while details were taken from the alleged victim. The man, aged in his 30s, allegedly managed to get into the driver’s seat of the police vehicle before driving off. A short time later the police vehicle crashed into two parked cars and a car port. All three cars were extensively damaged. The house, on the corner of South Seas Drive and Pacific Crescent, also suffered damage. The man was not injured in the crash and was taken to Maitland Police Station where he will be charged. The man will be bail refused to appear at Maitland Local Court tomorrow on Monday.

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