Police are appealing for information after an Anzac memorial in Walgett was damaged overnight.
About 11.30pm yesterday, (Wednesday 14 January 2026), officers attached to Central North Police District arrived and found that the statue of an Anzac soldier in Walgett Memorial Park on Fox Street had been knocked over and broken into several pieces.
CCTV footage was checked and showed a group of teenage boys allegedly climbing the statue about 11.25pm, shortly before it fell.
The boys allegedly ran from the scene, but police located a group nearby.
Police have spoken to a number of the boys and inquiries are continuing.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000. Information is managed on a confidential basis. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.
