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Police have arrested three well known youth offenders at The Palms shopping centre after they fled from a stolen car.
The arrests were made shortly after 4pm.
A witness told chrislynchmedia.com the group had been driving dangerously through Linwood and other eastern suburbs while evading police.
They abandoned the stolen vehicle on Golf Links Road and ran into the shopping centre, where officers caught them.
Golf Links Road where stolen car was abandoned
Photos sent to chrislynchmedia.com show one of the offenders handcuffed against a patrol car in The Palms car park while being searched by police.
Youth in handcuffs on North Parade
Another youth was apprehended on North Parade.
Chris Lynch Media understands the youths are well known to police.
