A teen will face court charged following investigations into multiple property-related offences in the state's central west.
Operation Regional Mongoose is a high-visibility police operation to tackle serious property-related crime, committed predominately by young offenders.
About 4.30am yesterday (Monday 23 September 2024), emergency services were call to the low level bridge adjacent to Grenfell Road, Cowra, following reports a Subaru sedan was well alight.
Officers attached to Chifley Police District attended and commenced an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the fire.
Checks revealed the car was allegedly stolen from a home on Liverpool Street, Cowra, between 7.30pm on Sunday (22 September 2024), and 4.30am yesterday (Monday 23 September 2024.
Following inquiries, about 2am today (Tuesday 24 September 2024), police were patrolling Young Street, Cowra, when they stopped and spoke to a 17-year-old boy sitting in a park.
The boy was subjected to a search, and police located gloves, a box cutter and keys to a Subaru.
He was taken to Cowra Police Station and charged with;
- Steal motor vehicle
- Aggravated break and enter dwelling in company steal
- Take and drive conveyance without consent of owner
- Custody of knife in public place
- Possess housebreaking implements
- Never licensed person drive vehicle on road
- Goods in personal custody suspected being stolen, and
- Commit S154C offence and disseminate.
The teen was refused bail to appear at a Children's court today (Tuesday 24 September 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.
