A man will face court charged following investigation into a break-in in the state's north-east this month.
Operation Regional Mongoose is a high-visibility police operation to tackle serious property-related crime, committed predominately by young offenders.
Officers attached to Oxley Police District received reports a home on Kinarra Street, Tamworth, was allegedly broken into and a Toyota Corolla was stolen between 1am and 6.30am on Saturday 8 June 2024.
Police attended the home and commenced an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident.
About 12.20pm the same day, police located the Toyota abandoned in Narine Close, Tamworth, and it was seized for forensic examination.
Following inquiries, about 10am yesterday (Tuesday 25 June 2024), police attended a home on Green Street, Tamworth, and arrested a 19-year-old man.
He was taken to Tamworth Police Station and charged with be carried in conveyance taken without consent of owner, and breach of bail.
He was refused bail and appeared at Narrabri Local Court yesterday (Tuesday 25 June 2024), where he was formally refused bail to reappear at Tamworth Local Court on Monday 8 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.
