A man and teen will appear in court today after being charged over an alleged armed robbery at Dubbo yesterday.
About 4:55pm yesterday (Sunday 28 July 2024), a 64-year-old taxi driver was stopped on Douglas Mawson Drive, Dubbo, when he was approached by two males on a red trail bike.
Police will allege one of the males was armed with a tomahawk and broke one of the vehicle's windows and hit the 64-year-old driver multiple times on his arm, before driving off with his mobile phone and cash.
Officers attached to Orana Mid-Western Police District attended and established a crime scene and commenced investigations into the circumstances surrounding the incident.
Following inquiries, about 8:05pm police attended a home in Dubbo and arrested a 22-year-old man and a 15-year-old boy.
During a search of the property officers allegedly located and seized a mobile phone, a red Honda motorcycle, a tomahawk and other items.
Police will allege in court the items are linked to 13 break and enter incidents at commercial properties in Dubbo since Wednesday 3 July 2024.
The man was taken to Dubbo Police Station and charged with:
- Aggravated robbery and inflict aggravated bodily harm
- Break, enter and commit serious indictable offence
- Aggravated break and enter and commit serious indictable offence – in company (8 counts)
- Attempt aggravated break and enter and commit serious indictable offence - in company (2 counts)
- Aggravated break and enter with intent to commit serious indictable offence – in company (2 counts)
- Larceny
- Enter vehicle without consent of owner
- Police pursuit – not stop – drive dangerously
- Drive motor vehicle while disqualified
- Drive unregistered vehicle
- Drive uninsured vehicle, and
- Hinder execution of search warrant.
He was refused bail to appear in Dubbo Local Court today (Monday 29 July 2024).
The boy was charged with an outstanding warrant relating to the offence of aggravated break and enter and commit serious indictable offence, and was given a Future Service Court Attendance Notice for be carried in conveyance taken without consent of owner.
He was refused bail to appear before a Children's Court today (Monday 29 July 2024).
