Strike Force Sweetenham Nabs Teen in Break-Ins

A teenage boy has been arrested by Strike Force Sweetenham after multiple break and enters across the state.

Shortly after 11.15pm Monday 8 December 2025, officers from North Shore Police Area Command were called to Whaling Road, North Sydney, following reports a Land Rover Defender was stolen.

A crime scene was established, and police commenced an investigation into the incident.

About 12.00am on Thursday 11 December 2025, officers from Oxley Police District were called to a home at Morilla Street, Hillvue, near Tamworth, where a white 2017 Kia Sorento was stolen from the driveway.

The owner told police the keys to the vehicle had been stolen from the kitchen area while he was inside the house.

A crime scene was established, and police commenced an investigation into the incident.

The vehicle was later recovered by police around 12.45pm on Gas Street, Singleton. The vehicle has been seized for fingerprint analysis.

About 2am today (Friday 12 December 2025), officers from Eastern Beaches Police Area Command were called to a home in Paton Street, Kingsford, following reports a white Volvo sedan had been stolen.

Police will allege in court, a 13-year-old boy entered a service station on Bunnerong Road, Maroubra, and used a bank card to make a purchase.

Following a search of the nearby area, the 13-year-old boy was arrested by police nearby before being taken to Maroubra Police Station.

Inquiries continue.

Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au Information is managed on a confidential basis. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.

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