Chase ends in eight charges

A MAN disqualified from driving until 2021 will front court after allegedly leading police on a chase while over the limit and in possession of a shortened firearm.
About 8.45pm on Friday, police attended a home at Urbenville, about 30km south of the Queensland border, in relation to a disturbance.
On arrival, officers allege they saw an unregistered Subaru utility driving off at high speeds toward Tooloom.
The vehicle was sighted a short time later on a forestry trail, and then on Tooloom Road.
Officers initiated a pursuit when the vehicle allegedly failed to stop.
It is alleged the utility attempted to ram the locked gate of a rural property, however was unsuccessful.
The 49-year-old male driver was arrested after a short struggle with police.
He was then subjected to a roadside breath-test which proved positive.
When officers searched the vehicle, they seized a shortened rifle and a round of ammunition.
The man was arrested and taken to Woodenbong police station, where a breath analysis returned a reading of 0.136. Checks revealed the man was disqualified from driving until 2021.
He was then taken to Lismore police station where he was charged with eight offences.