Premium Content Subscriber only Update January 16, 9.30pm: A man has faced court after allegedly leading police on a pursuit across the Northern Rivers. Before 10.15am on Friday, January 15, officers attached to Richmond Police District were notified after a white Mitsubishi Mirage was stolen near a shopping centre on Kerr Street, Ballina. Officers located the vehicle and initiated a pursuit which was terminated a short time later due to the dangerous manner of driving, NSW Police confirmed. About 10 minutes later, the Mitsubishi was abandoned when the driver allegedly attempted to carjack a second vehicle before stealing a nearby Kia Rio. Police will allege the Kia Rio continued to drive in an erratic and dangerous manner for two hours through several suburbs, including Ballina, Alstonville, Goonellabah and Lismore.