Queen Street businesses face a repair bill of more than $100,000 after a ute rammed into their street frontages in the early hours of this morning.
The ute was also driven into the carpark of the nearby Campbelltown police station.
It is not clear what the motive was for the destruction of the shopfronts.
A man has been arrested, following a pursuit that ended at Sydney Airport.
He was refused bail and was scheduled to appear before Downing Centre Local Court today.
The man was charged with six offences, including police pursuit, drive dangerously, enter a major facility and cause damage, speeding 45 km/h over the limit, destroy or damage property greater than $15000, possess prohibited drug and breach of bail.
Police will allege in court that about 1.50am today (Wednesday), a Ford utility vehicle drove along Queen Street, Campbelltown before mounting the footpath and ramming several businesses and shop fronts.
A short time later, officers attached to Macarthur Traffic and Highway Patrol observed the vehicle enter the carpark of Campbelltown Police Station before exiting soon after.
Officers attempted to stop the vehicle on Queen Street; however, when it failed to stop, a pursuit was initiated, assisted by officers attached to Campbelltown City police area command.
The pursuit continued along the Hume Highway before travelling east along the M5 Motorway, and which was tracked by Polair for about 50 kilometres to Mascot.
The vehicle then allegedly entered a restricted Sydney International Airport area controlled by a boom gate before the driver allegedly rammed the gate, causing significant damage.
The vehicle stopped and the driver, a 47-year-old man, was arrested by officers attached to Highway Patrol, assisted by the dog squad.
He was subject to a roadside drug test, allegedly returning a positive detection to methamphetamine.
He was taken to Mascot Police Station and underwent a secondary oral fluid test which will be sent for further analysis.
Police allegedly located and seized an amount of methylamphetamine found inside the man’s phone.
