Police prosecutor Chris Adams opposed bail for Martin Errol Price on four charges, saying he should remain in custody for the protection of the community.

Magistrate Gordon Lerve said he was not prepared to take a risk by granting bail and remanded Price in custody to reappear in Albury Local Court on May 4.

Price, 38, of Wood Street, Albury, has been charged with dangerous driving, disqualified driving, car theft and break, enter and steal.

Mr Lerve said Price had been released from custody only on February 24.

The court was told in tendered police facts that a black utility was left locked on the front lawn at a premises in North Street on Saturday.

Police saw the utility overtaking another vehicle in Union Road about 12.10am on Sunday and attempted to pursue it, but lost sight of it.

It was seen a short time later in Fallon Street and police turned on the in-car video.

The utility was followed to a dead-end street and when police activated their lights on the unmarked vehicle, Price accelerated harshly past them.

There was a pursuit along many streets with Price’s vehicle reaching speeds up to 120kmh in a 50kmh zone.

The utility skidded across four lanes in Borella Road, collided with a nature strip in North Street and police terminated the pursuit.

They found the utility in Tribune Street and later discovered Price hiding in a wood pile at a residence in Young Street.

He approached police, was capsicum sprayed and handcuffed before giving police several false names, including his dead brother’s name.

They found the keys to the utility on him and discovered a large amount of property, including a plasma television, lap tops and electrical equipment, stolen from the house where the utility was parked.

A wallet stolen from the house was later found in a bin in the police station’s charge room.