A man has been charged following two alleged attempted break and enter incidents at Bar Beach last night.
About 9pm (Thursday 13 July 2023), police were called to Memorial Drive, Bar Beach, following reports of an alleged attempted break and enter.
At the scene, police were told that a man allegedly attempted to gain entry to the premises before fleeing.
It is also believed that the man gained access to a parked vehicle before allegedly stealing keys and various cards.
A short time later, police from Newcastle City Police District attempted to stop a man at a property on the same road.
The man allegedly ran from police; however, was arrested following a short struggle.
The Queanbeyan man, aged 20, was taken to Newcastle Police Station where he was charged with two counts of attempted break and enter dwelling-house etc with intent (steal), enter inclosed land not prescribed premises without lawful excuse, larceny, possess housebreaking implements, and custody of knife in public place.
He first appeared before Newcastle Local Court today (Friday 14 July 2023), where he was formally refused bail to appear before the same court on Thursday 27 July 2023.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is treated in strict confidence. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.
