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Australia man 'steals bulldozer to crush cars and home' Australia man 'steals bulldozer to crush cars and home'
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A man who allegedly used a stolen bulldozer to crush three vehicles and a house in Australia's New South Wales has been arrested, say police. A man has been arrested for allegedly used a stolen bulldozer to crush four vehicles and a house in Australia's New South Wales.
The 48-year-old was expected to be charged later over the incident in Teralba, outside of Newcastle. The 48-year-old was expected to be charged with about 11 offences over the incident in Teralba, outside Newcastle.
A woman and her two daughters who were inside the house at the time escaped moments before it was knocked down.A woman and her two daughters who were inside the house at the time escaped moments before it was knocked down.
The man's motive is not clear, but police said he was known to the occupants of the house.The man's motive is not clear, but police said he was known to the occupants of the house.
The bulldozer was allegedly stolen earlier from a nearby mine.The bulldozer was allegedly stolen earlier from a nearby mine.
'Pepper spray''Pepper spray'
Police said that early on Monday morning the man drove the bulldozer to the suburban house, crushing three cars parked in front of it. Police said that early on Monday morning the man drove the bulldozer to the suburban house, crushing three cars parked in front of it and another parked at the side of the property.
He first headed towards a detached garage on the property, said police, which was housing a 29-year-old man. He first headed towards a detached garage on the property, said police, where a 29-year-old man was sleeping at that time.
The driver briefly pursued the man, before turning towards the house and flattening it. "When he heard the bulldozer coming over the top of the cars, he came out of the shed," police spokesman David Matthews told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
The driver briefly pursued the man, who ran away, scaled a fence, and sought shelter in a paddock next door.
The driver then turned towards the back of the house and flattened the building.
A neighbour ran over and helped a 56-year-old woman and her two daughters, aged 15 and 20, from their home shortly before the building was knocked down.A neighbour ran over and helped a 56-year-old woman and her two daughters, aged 15 and 20, from their home shortly before the building was knocked down.
Police were called to the scene around 07:30 (20:00 BST on Sunday).Police were called to the scene around 07:30 (20:00 BST on Sunday).
An officer stopped the bulldozer by jumping into the cab and pressing the emergency stop button, while the driver was still in the cab. Officers managed to stop the bulldozer when it got stuck after it knocked down the house.
The man is being questioned at Charlestown police station. No-one was injured in the incident. "(An officer) couldn't get into the bulldozer because the doors were secured so he smashed the window of the bulldozer and delivered an entire can of OC spray (pepper spray) into the cabin, which incapacitated the driver," Inspector Matthews said.
He added that the driver, who had previously lived with the family, had breached a court order banning him from assault or intimidation taken out against him by one of the women living in the house.
The driver is being questioned at Charlestown police station.
He was expected to be charged with attempted murder, the Newcastle Herald reports.He was expected to be charged with attempted murder, the Newcastle Herald reports.