{"id":838839,"date":"2026-08-02T01:09:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T01:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/838839\/"},"modified":"2026-08-02T01:09:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T01:09:09","slug":"chaos-as-knife-wielding-thief-crashes-car-in-sydneys-inner-west","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/838839\/","title":{"rendered":"Chaos as knife-wielding thief crashes car in Sydney\u2019s inner west"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chaos has unfolded in Glebe as a knife-wielding youth allegedly stole a luxury car and then slammed into a tree while the car\u2019s owner wrestled with him inside the vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>Residents woke to a massive bang and screams about 6.30am on Sunday as the incident unfolded on Bell St, an otherwise quiet road in Sydney\u2019s inner west.<\/p>\n<p>A distressed mother and son were at the scene of the crashed BMW. <\/p>\n<p>They had woken moments earlier to find the garage door open at their Wigram Road property and a balaclava-wearing youth, wielding a knife, trying to steal the car.<\/p>\n<p>As the youth allegedly sped away, the son leapt into the car and tussled with him, hanging half out of the vehicle. <\/p>\n<p>The car sped up Boyce Lane and turned on to Bell Street, where it careened off the road and into a tree.<\/p>\n<p>The alleged thief then managed to escape, running to Wigram Road.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the explosive sound of the car crash had woken up a neighbouring resident who called the police.<\/p>\n<p>The son was left with scrapes on his body but told bystanders he didn\u2019t require an ambulance.<\/p>\n<p>A witness described seeing the alleged thief link up with another balaclava-wearing youth who was waiting on an e-bike on Wigram Road, before the pair took off towards Glebe Point Road.<\/p>\n<p>The father and owner of the BMW, who had been asleep when the incident happened, found the mother and son on Bell Street, and they told him about their ordeal. <\/p>\n<p>Police arrived shortly afterwards and cordoned off the crash site, questioning the family for details of the suspect.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s understood the area has become a target for teen thieves recently. <\/p>\n<p>News.com.au has contacted NSW Police for comment.<\/p>\n<p>This is a breaking story. 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