Teen charged following alleged home invasion and pursuit in state's north

Saturday, 28 December 2024 07:46:19 PM

A teenager has been charged following an alleged home invasion in the state’s north yesterday.

About 12.20am (Friday 27 December 2024), officers attached to Richmond Police District were called to Gibbon Street, Lennox Head, following reports of a home invasion.

Police will allege three unknown people entered the home and threatened the occupants – two men aged 36 and 37 – with a knife, before demanding keys to a Kia Sportage and a Mitsubishi Pajero parked at the location.

The trio then left the location in the two vehicles.

The occupants were not injured and contacted police.

About 12.35am, police attempted to stop the Mitsubishi in Lennox Head and, when it failed to stop, a pursuit ensued. It was terminated a short time later in Woodburn.

A short time later the same vehicle was located again in Coraki and a second pursuit was initiated and continued to Elm Place, Casino, where the vehicle stopped and the occupants allegedly fled on foot.

While patrolling the area, officers located and attempted to stop the Kia travelling along Queensland Road, Casino.

When the vehicle allegedly failed to stop, a pursuit commenced through Casino, before the vehicle came to a stop on McDougall Street and the occupants fled on foot.

The two vehicles were seized for forensic examination.

Following investigations, today (Saturday 28 December 2024) a 16-year-old boy was arrested and taken to Casino Police Station.

He was charged with aggravated break & enter commit serious indictable offence-people there, take and drive conveyance w/o consent of owner, police pursuit – not stop – drive recklessly, custody of knife in public place and two counts of attempt stalk/intimidate intend fear of harm.

The teen was refused bail and will appear at a children’s court on Friday 10 January 2025.

Inquiries into the incident continue.

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