Crime spree chase man avoids jail
A great southern man has been given a six-month prison sentence, suspended for 12 months, for a two-day crime spree spanning 1,000 kilometres.
Shannon George Farmer, 24, pleaded guilty to stealing a car from a property in Katanning before driving it to Perth, then down to Mount Barker, stealing fuel from service stations along the way.
Police eventually used a tyre deflation device to stop Farmer on the Albany Highway after several other attempts to stop him failed.
He was charged with several offences including failing to stop, reckless driving, stealing and driving without a licence.
He has also been given a 12-month intensive community order.