A teenage boy has been charged following an alleged attempted home invasion and pursuit in Sydney's north-west this morning.
About 2am today (Saturday 4 April 2026), emergency services were called to a property on Bocks Road, Oakville, following reports a group of people had driven a ute onto the property and allegedly smashed the windows of a home, before setting the vehicle alight.
On police arrival, four people were seen running from the property while a fifth allegedly drove from the scene in a hatchback.
Officers attached to Hawkesbury Police Area Command and Highway Patrol commenced a pursuit with the driver allegedly reaching speeds of up to 120km/h in a designated 50km/h zone; the sedan was followed to Fontana Drive, Gables, where the driver ran away.
A search began and – with assistance from PolAir, the Dog Unit, Raptor Squad, and The Hills PAC – a 17-year-old boy was arrested a short time later.
He was taken to Windsor Police Station where he's now been charged with seven offences
- Special aggravated break and enter with intent – armed with dangerous weapon
- Possess shortened firearm (not pistol) without authority
- Possess loaded firearm endanger life not public
- Police pursuit – not stop – drive dangerously
- Be carried in conveyance taken without consent of owner
- Never licensed person drive vehicle on road, and
- Drive conveyance taken without consent of owner
Police will allege the resident was threatened with a firearm. The occupants of the home – a man and a woman both aged 50 – were shaken but not injured.
The teen has been refused bail to appear before a children's court tomorrow (Sunday 5 April 2026).
Inquiries continue.
