Dubbo officers teamed up with highway patrol units and "pursued a stolen car around the streets" of the city, a statement from Orana Mid Western Police District police said.

"It went for a while, mainly around the CBD and residential areas," officers said.

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The car police were pursuing was a gold coloured Falcon.

"It all ended well when police successfully stopped the car on the corner of Fitzroy Street and Boundary Road," officers said.

MAP: The location where police arrested the motorist

"The driver was swiftly removed from the car and arrested before he had time to flee."

Officers said they believe the gold Falcon had been stolen.

"At this stage we believe that the car had been stolen from Bourke yesterday [Tuesday] and was spotted this morning [Wednesday] in Dubbo by patrolling police," they said.

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The occupant of the car was a 21-year-old Bourke man.

Police also took to social media to thank members of the public who "assisted us with information as the incident unfolded".

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