Police in Western Australia's north say they deployed a stinger overnight to stop a stolen vehicle and arrested four female juveniles, with the community and government scrambling for solutions to the ongoing issue. Loading...

The East Kimberley town of Kununurra, 3,000 kilometres north of Perth, has been propelled into the national limelight over the last week.

Video footage of a police car being chased by a stolen vehicle made national headlines, before police revealed 17 juvenile arrests had been made in a 72-hour period in the town.

Some of those arrested were as young as 10.

The latest incident took place about 11.50pm on Sunday evening, with police saying they stopped a Toyota Hilux being driven erratically by using a tyre deflation device.

Four female juveniles were take

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