A man will face court today charged following an investigation into the theft of motor vehicles in the Tweed/Byron area.
In 2020, officers attached to Tweed/Byron Police District established Operation Marauder in response to an increase in property offences, namely the theft of motor vehicles, throughout the region.
Following extensive inquiries, detectives attended a unit on Channel Place, Kingscliff, about 5.50pm yesterday (Friday 15 April 2022), where they arrested an 18-year-old man.
He was taken to Tweed Heads Police Station where he was charged with;
- take & drive conveyance w/o consent of owner
- drive recklessly/furiously or speed/manner dangerous
- drive conveyance taken w/o consent of owner (three counts)
- dispose etc property stolen outside NSW (two counts)
- be carried in conveyance taken w/o consent of owner (two counts)
- licence expired less than 2 years before (three counts)
The man was refused bail to appear at Lismore Bail Court today (Saturday 16 April 2022).
Investigations under Operation Marauder are ongoing.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is treated in strict confidence. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.
