Teens Charged in Gilgandra Motorbike Theft Bust

Two teens have been charged following an alleged break and enter in Gilgandra yesterday.

About 3.30pm yesterday (Thursday 15 May 2025), officers attached to Orana Mid-Western Police District received multiple calls from community members about three motorcyclists riding dangerously around Waugan Street, Gilgandra.

Police attended but the riders left the scene.

About 4.35pm the same day, police received a report of an alleged break and enter where three motorcycles were stolen from a home on Naden Street, Gilgandra, between Tuesday 13 May 2025 and Wednesday 14 May 2025.

Following further inquiries, police attended a home in Gilgandra and arrested two 15-year-old boys and recovered the three motorbikes.

They have been charged with take and drive conveyance without consent of owner; they've been given conditional bail to appear at a children's court on Monday 7 July 2025.

Inquiries are continuing under Operation Soteria.

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