Four further teens arrested after allegedly stealing from and assaulting staff at a liquor store near Camden over the weekend.
About 6.10pm on Saturday (10 October 2026), officers attached to Camden Police Area Command were called to a business on Holdsworth Drive, Narellan Vale, following reports of a stealing.
Police attended and were told five young people entered the store before allegedly stealing multiple bottles of alcohol.
A male staff member attempted to stop the group before he was allegedly assaulted.
The staff member received injuries to his face and was treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance paramedic, however, did not require further treatment.
As the group left the scene, members of the public stopped a 13-year-old boy who was arrested by officers.
The 13-year-old was taken to Narellan Police Station where he was charged with larceny.
He was also charged with an additional count of larceny in relation to an alleged theft at a business in Mount Annan earlier this year.
He was granted conditional bail to appear before a children's court on Monday 2 November 2026.
Following extensive inquiries, investigators arrested four teenage boys yesterday (Monday 12 October 2026) and this morning (Tuesday 13 October 2026).
Three of the boys, aged 12,15, and 16, were dealt with under the Young Offenders Act.
A 13-year-old boy was charged with,
- Larceny,
- common assault,
- Assault retail worker but no actual bodily harm caused,
- Assault retail worker causing actual bodily harm,
- Assault occasioning actual bodily harm, and
- Face blackened/disguised w/i commit indictable offence.
The teen was granted conditional bail to appear before a children's court Monday 19 October 2026.