THREE teenage boys will appear in court today after being charged with a raft of offences over an alleged break and enter and pursuit in Moree.
Operation Regional Mongoose is a high-visibility police operation to tackle serious property-related crime, committed predominately by young offenders.
At about midnight, police were called to a home on Cummins Avenue, Moree, following reports of a break-in.
Officers attached to New England Police District attended and were told four males allegedly entered the home and stole keys and a hatchback.
An 80-year-old woman home at the time wasn’t injured in the incident.
At about 2.05am, officers patrolling Frome Street, Moree, located the vehicle.
When the vehicle allegedly failed to stop a short pursuit was initiated, before being terminated due to safety reasons.
The car was located a short time later abandoned on Edward Street, Moree.
At about 5am, emergency services were called to Edward Street, Moree, following reports of a vehicle on fire.
Fire & Rescue NSW crews attended and extinguished the blaze, however the allegedly stolen hatchback was destroyed.
At about 1220pm yesterday, three teenage boys, two aged 14 and a 13-year-old, were arrested at a home on Edward Street, Moree.
They were taken to Moree Police Station.
The 13-year-old was charged with:
Aggravated break and enter dwelling etc in company steal;
Steal motor vehicle;
Take and drive conveyance without consent of owner;
Police pursuit – not stop – drive recklessly;
Driver never licensed; and
Damage property by fire/explosion.
One 14-year-old was charged with:
Aggravated break and enter dwelling etc in company steal;
Steal motor vehicle;
Be carried in conveyance taken without consent of owner; and
Damage property by fire/explosion.
The other 14-year-old was charged with:
Aggravated break and enter dwelling etc in company steal;
Steal motor vehicle;
Be carried in conveyance taken without consent of owner;
Damage property by fire/explosion; and
Commit s 112(2) offence & disseminate.
All three were refused bail to appear before a Children’s Court today , Friday, November 1.
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