{"id":839579,"date":"2026-08-02T10:11:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T10:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/839579\/"},"modified":"2026-08-02T10:11:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T10:11:11","slug":"driver-tries-to-flee-from-police-in-beachside-suburb-of-sydney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/839579\/","title":{"rendered":"Driver tries to flee from police in beachside suburb of Sydney"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A woman wanted on multiple warrants allegedly used her car as a weapon and drove at police officers in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/topic\/sydney-fp5\" class=\"sc-eRZcwA dNXoqI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sydney<\/a>\u2019s east overnight.<\/p>\n<p>Footage shows 32-year-old Kailee Murphy sprinting from the scene of a pile-up on Clovelly Road after a night of mayhem that saw her allegedly endanger police officers before\u00a0crunching\u00a0a row of parked cars.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Footage shows 32-year-old Kailee Murphy sprinting from the scene of a pile-up\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/35dc9f82f400939e8cb578537b7e0ed74187c591d0d389d7196e992152124e4e.jpeg\"  width=\"100%\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"_0b53bae146db0b62 _7475dd3391ee1518\" style=\"--text-color:var(--color-text-secondary)\">Footage shows 32-year-old Kailee Murphy sprinting from the scene of a pile-up\u00a0Nine<\/p>\n<p>Residents were rattled by a massive bang just before 10pm on\u00a0Saturday with the smash\u00a0caught on security cameras.<\/p>\n<p>Witnesses\u00a0say they\u00a0saw a woman running from the scene.<\/p>\n<p>Ruby Hughes said: \u201cI heard the loudest crash I\u2019ve ever heard in my life and then immediately\u00a0after, five sirens came.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Prior to\u00a0the smash, police\u00a0went looking\u00a0for Murphy at the Randwick\u00a0unit\u00a0she was staying in, but they couldn\u2019t find her.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, police say she was sitting in her Holden SUV and allegedly drove at responding officers\u00a0as she made\u00a0her getaway.<\/p>\n<p>Inspector Chris Louis said the woman was in a car in the car park and \u201cdrove at the police officers who were setting up the perimeter\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Driver tries to flee from police in beachside  suburb of Sydney\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/b16867014d1a20173932999770da5610b5a9d06407c2b7dd7ed6a9664c2747df.png\"  width=\"100%\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"_0b53bae146db0b62 _7475dd3391ee1518\" style=\"--text-color:var(--color-text-secondary)\">Driver tries to flee from police in beachside  suburb of Sydney\u00a0Facebook<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey had to take evasive action as she sped off,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe deem that very serious.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Her\u00a0dash\u00a0from\u00a0the law\u00a0along Clovelly Road sparked a massive manhunt,\u00a0including\u00a0officers from the dog squad going door-to-door in search of her.<\/p>\n<p>Burhan Mohamed\u2019s worker at Randwick Petroleum came face to face with her as she ran through the servo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSoon after police came, chasing that lady,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Murphy was arrested this afternoon in nearby Matraville. <\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s wanted on multiple warrants for alleged break-and-enters and stealing offences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A woman wanted on multiple warrants allegedly used her car as a weapon and drove at police 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