A teen will face court later today charged following an investigation into multiple break-ins and a pursuit in the Central West.
Operation Regional Mongoose is a high-visibility police operation to tackle serious property-related crime, committed predominately by young offenders.
Officers attached to Central West Police District commenced an investigation following multiple break-ins and a pursuit in the Orange area, between Monday 1 April 2024 and Friday 26 April 2024.
Following inquiries, officers attended a correctional facility in Grafton and arrested an 18-year-old man and he was charged with 17 offences,
- Be carried in conveyance taken without consent of owner (five counts)
- Face blackened/disguised with intent commit indictable offence (five counts)
- Aggravated break and enter dwelling in company steal (two counts)
- Driver never licensed (three counts)
- Police pursuit – not stop – drive recklessly, and
- P1 driver exceed speed by more than 30km/h.
He was remanded in custody and will appear before Orange Local Court via AVL today (Wednesday 10 July 2024).
Inquiries under Operation Regional Mongoose continue.
Anyone with information about Operation Regional Mongoose 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.
