Two people have been threatened with a knife by a man who was trying to steal their car.

Just after 1.30pm on Thursday, September 25, highway patrol officers observed an unregistered sedan headed south on the New England Highway at the bottom of Black Mountain.

Police tried to stop the vehicle on McCanna Road, Armidale, but when the driver failed to pull over, a pursuit was initiated.

The chase was abandoned near Puddledock Road due to safety concerns.

Then, at about 4.30pm, police were notified when the vehicle entered a property on Arding Road, Arding, and became bogged.

A man armed with a knife got out of the vehicle and approached two bystanders, who retreated and drove away.

The man then tried to carjack two passing vehicles before entering a nearby property on Hawthorne Drive,

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