Two teenagers charged over break and enter in South Tamworth - Operation Regional Mongoose

Thursday, 09 January 2025 10:56:35 AM

Police have charged two teenage girls over an alleged break and enter in state’s west early this week.

About 4.40am on Monday (6 January 2025), police were called to a home on The Patio, Hillvue, following reports of a break and enter.

Officers attached to Oxley Police District were told two unknown people allegedly broke into the home about 2.30am that morning, before stealing keys and a Mitsubishi SUV.

A short time later, police patrolling the area located the vehicle abandoned on Jack Smyth Drive, Hillvue.

A crime scene was established, and the vehicle was seized for forensic examination.

Following extensive inquiries, police arrested a 13-year-old girl in Tamworth area on Tuesday 7 January 2025.

She was taken to Tamworth Police Station, where she was charged with aggravated break and enter dwelling etc in company steal less than or equal to $60000, take and drive conveyance without consent of owner and dishonestly obtain financial advantage by deception.

She was granted conditional bail to appear at children’s court on Tuesday 21 (January 2025).

Following further inquiries, a second teenage girl, aged 14, was arrested in the West Tamworth area yesterday (Wednesday 8 January 2025).

She was taken to Tamworth Police Station, where she was dealt with under the Young Offenders Act, however, in addition charged with breach of bail.

She was refused bail to appear at children’s court on Monday (8 January 2025), where she was formally refused bail to appear at children’s court on Monday (17 February 2025).

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