Four youths have been charged with alleged property-related offences following a proactive three-day operation in the state's central west.
Operation Furious was conducted between Tuesday 28 February 2023 and today (Friday 3 March 2023), and utilised intelligence to target known locations for traffic, property and criminal offences.
The high-visibility operation involved officers from Orana Mid-Western Police District's Traffic and Highway Patrol, the Proactive Crime Team, the Dog Unit, PolAir and general duties officers.
During the operation, PolAir detected a group of people who had walked through the grounds of a school and retirement village in the West Dubbo area about 12.30am today.
The group allegedly attempted to break into a vehicle and opened the door of another vehicle, where they allegedly took a remote for a garage door, which they opened and entered.
A short time later, four youths – aged 11, 13, 14 and 16 – were arrested about 1.30am on Champagne Drive and taken to Dubbo Police Station.
The 16-year-old boy was charged with enter enclosed land not prescribed premises without lawful excuse, aggravated break and enter dwelling in company steal, attempted aggravated break and enter dwelling in company intend steal, and larceny.
The 11-year-old boy was charged with common assault, stalk/intimidate intend fear physical harm, enter enclosed land not prescribed premises without lawful excuse, aggravated break and enter dwelling in company steal, attempted aggravated break and enter dwelling in company intend steal, and larceny.
They were refused bail to appear before a children's court today.
The 13 and 14-year-old boys were charged with enter enclosed land not prescribed premises without lawful excuse, aggravated break and enter dwelling in company steal, attempted aggravated break and enter dwelling in company intend steal, and larceny.
They were granted strict conditional bail to appear before a children's court on Monday 15 May 2023.
During the course of the operation, police issued seven Traffic Infringement Notices, eight vehicle searches were conducted as well as two breach of bail detections and one drug detection.
Police plan to conduct similar proactive operations moving forward.
