Four men have been charged during a police operation targeting illegal hunting, trespass and rural crime in the state's Central West.
The Rural Crime Prevention Team conducted a four-day proactive rural crime operation in Condobolin and Lake Cargelligo area between Thursday (14 March 2024) and Sunday (17 March 2024).
Operation Ambush was conducted by Rural Crime Investigators from the Rural Crime Prevention Team (RCPT), with assistance from Central West Police District.
The operation involved a large number of rural patrols, property inspections and firearm audits, vehicle stops and vehicle searches.
While investigating reports of illegal hunting and trespassing, officers arrested and charged a number of people with unrelated offences including,
• About 6pm on Saturday (16 March 2024), police attended a home on Orange Street, Condobolin, and arrested a 38-year-old man wanted on outstanding arrest warrants. He was taken to Condobolin Police Station where police executed the three outstanding warrants for assault and property-related offences.
The man was refused bail to appear at Orange Local Cour tomorrow (19 March 2024).
• About 10.20am on Thursday (14 March 2024), police attended a motel in Orange, to arrest a man in relation to a domestic violence incident at a home in Orange on Wednesday 6 March 2024.
A 33-year-old man was arrested and taken to Orange Police Station.
He was charged with contravene prohibition/restriction in AVO (Domestic). The man was refused bail and appeared at Orange Local court on Thursday (14 March 2024), where he was given conditional bail to appear at the same court tomorrow (Tuesday 19 March 2024).
• About 9.30pm on Wednesday (13 March 2024), police attached to Central West Police District received a report of domestic violence incident at a home on Hall Street, Condobolin.
Following inquiries, about 1.45pm on Thursday (14 March 2024), a 54-year-old man attended Condobolin Police Station where he was arrested.
The man was charged with stalk/intimidate intend fear physical harm, and common assault. He was refused bail and appeared at Orange Local court on Friday (15 March 2024), where he was formally refused bail to appear at Parkes Local Court on Thursday 21 March 2024.
• About 10.20am on Thursday (14 March 2024), police attended a motel in Orange, to arrest a man in relation to a domestic violence-related incident at a home in Orange on Wednesday 6 March 2024.
A 33-year-old man was arrested and taken to Orange Police Station.
He was charged with contravene prohibition/restriction in AVO (Domestic). The man was refused bail and appeared at Orange Local Court on Thursday (14 March 2024), where he was given conditional bail to appear at the same court tomorrow (Tuesday 19 March 2024).
Investigations under Operation Ambush are ongoing.
