Five teenage boys and a man have been charged with more than 100 offences last week following an alleged serious assault and multiple break-ins and vehicle thefts in the Mid North Coast region.
Officers attached to Mid North Coast Police District commenced an investigation after receiving a report that a group of teenage boys and a man, allegedly armed with machetes and a metal baseball bat, allegedly assaulted a 17-year-old boy in a paddock behind Albert Street, South Kempsey, about 12am on Friday 30 October 2026.
Following inquiries, at 10.30am on Tuesday 3 November 2026, police arrested a 20-year-old man on Gordon Nixon Avenue, West Kempsey, in relation to the alleged assault and was taken to Kempsey Police Station.
Police will also allege the 20-year-old man, allegedly armed with a tomahawk, entered a home on George Hardiman Avenue, West Kempsey, about 5:30pm on Wednesday 2 September 2026, where they allegedly threatened and assaulted an 18-year-old man and damaged property.
The 20-year-old man was charged with eight offences,
- Aggravated break and enter and commit serious indictable offence - armed
- Assault occasioning actual bodily harm in company of others
- Carry knife visible in public place – cause fear for safety
- Stalk/intimidate intend fear physical etc harm (personal) (two counts)
- Participate criminal group contribute criminal activity
- Destroy or damage property, and
- Common assault.
He was refused bail to appear in Bail Division Court 1 on Wednesday 4 November 2026, where he was refused bail to appear at Kempsey Local Court on Thursday 19 November 2026.
About 11.30am on Wednesday 4 November 2026, police arrested a 17-year-old boy on Sea Street, West Kempsey, in relation to the alleged assault and he was taken to Kempsey Police Station.
Police further allege the 17-year-old boy stole seven motor vehicles during home invasions between January 2025 and February 2025 in Kempsey, Bellbrook, Toormina, Frederickton, South West Rocks and Wauchope.
He was charged with 33 offences,
- Aggravated break and enter and commit serious indictable offence – people there (two counts)
- Aggravated break and enter with intent – in company – not steal (two counts)
- Aggravated break and enter in company steal (six counts)
- Assault occasioning actual bodily harm in company of others
- Be carried in conveyance taken without consent of owner (six counts)
- Carry knife visible in public place – cause fear for safety
- Stalk/intimidate intend fear physical etc harm (personal)
- Participate criminal group contribute criminal activity (nine counts)
- Commit s59(2) offence and disseminate, and
- Commit s 154A offence and disseminate (four counts).
He was refused bail to appear before a children's court on Thursday 5 November 2026, where he was refused bail to appear at a children's court on Thursday 12 November 2026.
Following further inquiries, police arrested a 17-year-old boy on Macleay Valley Way, South Kempsey, at 3:50pm on Thursday 5 November 2026, in relation to the alleged assault and he was taken to Kempsey Police Station.
Police further allege the 17-year-old boy stole five motor vehicles during home invasions between January 2025 and February 2025 in Kempsey, Toormina, Coffs Harbour, Frederickton and Armidale.
He was charged with 42 offences,
- Special aggravated break and enter and commit serious indictable offence-wound
- Aggravated break and enter and commit serious indictable offence – armed
- Aggravated break and enter and commit serious indictable offence – people there (two counts)
- Aggravated break and enter commit serious indictable offence-in company-steal (two counts)
- Aggravated break and enter with intent – in company-not steal (two counts)
- Aggravated break and enter in company steal (nine counts)
- Assault occasioning actual bodily harm in company of others
- Take and drive conveyance without consent of owner (12 counts)
- Be carried in conveyance taken without consent of owner
- Enter building/land with intent commit indictable offence
- Participate criminal group contribute criminal activity (seven counts)
- Carry knife visible in public place – cause fear for safety
- Stalk/intimidate intend fear physical harm (personal), and
- Larceny.
About 5pm on Thursday 5 November 2026, police arrested another 17-year-old-boy on Smith Street, Kempsey, in relation to the alleged assault before he was taken to Kempsey Police Station.
Police further allege the 17-year-old boys – arrested on Thursday 5 November 2026 – broke into a home on The Ruins Way, Port Macquarie, and stole a Volkswagen Golf on Monday 10 August 2026.
He was charged with 22 offences,
- Special aggravated break and enter and commit serious indictable offence-wound
- Aggravated break and enter and commit serious indictable offence – armed
- Aggravated break and enter and commit serious indictable offence – people there
- Aggravated break and enter dwelling in company steal (four counts)
- Assault occasioning actual bodily harm in company of others
- Take and drive conveyance without consent of owner (eight counts)
- Be carried in conveyance taken without consent of owner
- Enter building/land with intent commit indictable offence
- Participate criminal group contribute criminal activity (seven counts)
- Carry knife visible in public place – cause fear for safety
- Stalk/intimidate intend fear physical harm (personal), and
- Larceny
A 16-year-old boy attended Kempsey Police Station where he was arrested in relation to the alleged assault.
He was charged with five offences,
- Assault occasioning actual bodily harm in company of others
- Stalk/intimidate intend fear physical harm (personal)
- Participate criminal group contribute criminal activity
- Contravene prohibition/restriction in apprehended violence order (domestic), and
- Breach of bail.
The three boys were refused bail to appear before a children's court on Friday 6 November 2026, where they were formally refused bail to appear before a children's court on Friday 13 November 2026.
About 1.40pm on Friday 6 November 2026, a 15-year-old boy attended Kempsey Police Station where he was arrested in relation to the alleged assault.
He was charged with four offences,
- Assault occasioning actual bodily harm in company of others
- Carry knife visible in public place-cause fear for safety
- Stalk/intimidate intend fear physical harm (personal), and
- Participate criminal group contribute criminal activity.
He was refused bail to appear before a children's court on Saturday 7 November 2026, where he was granted conditional bail to appear before a children's court on Wednesday 9 December 2026.
Inquiries into the incident continue.
