Three boys have been charged following an alleged break and enter in the state's west over the weekend.
Operation Regional Mongoose is a high-visibility police operation to tackle serious property-related crime, committed predominately by young offenders.
About 3:15am (Saturday 28 December 2024), five boys, allegedly armed with knives, broke into a home on Anne Street, Moree and threatened two residents – an 82-year-old woman and an 89-year-old man.
The woman received a laceration to her arm while the man was allegedly struck with a large stick to his back. A third resident was uninjured.
The five youths then fled the scene.
The man and woman were treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance paramedics before being taken to Moree District Hospital in a stable condition.
Officers attached to New England Police District established a crime scene and commenced investigations.
About 5pm yesterday (Saturday 28 December 2024), police arrested a 13-year-old boy on Florence Street, Moree. A short time later, a 12-year-old boy was arrested on Jones Ave, Moree. Both boys were taken to Moree Police Station.
At 8:30pm on the same day, a 13-year-old boy was arrested at Moree Police Station.
They were all charged with aggravated break and enter & commit serious indictable offence-use violence, while the 12-year-old was also charged with breach of bail.
All three were refused bail to appear via AVL before a children's court today (Sunday 29 December 2024).
Investigations continue.
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.
