Two teens charged over alleged aggravated break and enters - Operation Regional Mongoose

Friday, 14 February 2025 10:00:30 AM

Two teenage boys have been charged after alleged aggravated break and enters in the state’s Mid North Coast.

Officers attached to the Mid North Coast Police District have been investigating a string of break and enters at several homes in Armidale and Crescent Head in January and February 2025.

Police will allege about 10.30pm on Thursday 23 January 2025, a group of people broke into a home on Dulconghi Street, Crescent Head, where two people were threatened by the group, who were armed with a hammer and metal bar. The group left a short time later taken a BMW sedan.

Between Thursday 6 February 2025 and Friday 7 February 2025, two people allegedly broke into a home on Faulkner Street, Armidale before stealing a Bentley SUV.

Following extensive investigations, police attended a home in Kempsey and arrested a 15-year-old boy.

During a search of the home, police located and arrested a 16-year-old boy.

They were both taken to Kempsey Police Station.

The 16-year-old was charged with five offences:

Aggravated break and enter and commit serious indictable offence-people there

Be carried in conveyance taken without consent of owner

Participate criminal group contribute criminal activity

Face blackened/disguised with intent commit indictable offence, and

Commit s114 offence, having previous conviction.

The 15-year-old boy was charged with be carried in conveyance taken without consent of owner.

They were both refused bail to appear before children’s court today (Friday 14 February 2025).

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