Chief Inspector Dave Harvey said a VW ute was stolen from Douglas Place, Orange between 1am and 2am and was then taken to Glenroi Oval at 5.10am and set alight.

NSW Fire and Rescue Orange station officer Matthew Jeffery said the fire brigade was called at 6.05am on Monday with one truck staying at the scene for 45 minutes while the fire was extinguished.

Chief Inspector Harvey said between 10pm and 3.50am a blue Toyota RAV4 was stolen from an address in Booth Crescent and was driven to Cargo Road and set on fire about 5am.

He said police do not have a description of any offenders in either theft and are seeking assistance from the public. People can phone Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or Orange Police on 6363 6399.

In another matter, a 29-year-old Orange man was taken to hospital following a crash on Leeds Parade on Sunday.

Chief Inspector Harvey said two vehicles were travelling south on Leeds Parade at 10am when it is alleged the first vehicle pulled over to the left-hand side of the road and conducted a u-turn across both lanes on a double line.

The second vehicle swerved to avoid a collision but hit the first car.

The driver of the first vehicle was trapped before being released by NSW Fire and Rescue and taken by NSW Ambulance to Orange Hospital.

A passenger in the second vehicle was checked by paramedics for a leg injury at the scene but was not taken to hospital.

Inspector Harvey said police will also speak to the driver of the first car and the investigation is ongoing.

In another matter, police arrested and charged a man for allegedly punching and spitting on a security guard at a licensed premises in Summer Street on Saturday night.

Police were called the licensed premises at 10.20pm where they arrested an 18-year-old man from Noraville on the Central Coast and charged him with two counts of assault, and being an excluded person remaining in the vicinity of a licensed premises.

He was bailed to appear in Orange Local Court in January.

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