Two youths will face court charged with multiple property and traffic-related offences in the state's central west.
Operation Regional Mongoose is a high-visibility police operation to tackle serious property-related crime committed predominately by young offenders.
About 1.55am on Wednesday (15 November 2023), two males forced entry into a home on Royal Pines Close, Dubbo, and allegedly stole two white Tesla's.
Just after 3pm, police approached a tesla parked stationary on Illoura Street, when it attempted to mount the kerb before it crashed into the front of the police vehicle.
The occupant fled the vehicle on foot.
Two police officers were injured and were treated at Dubbo Base Hospital.
About 3.15am, police were patrolling Oxley Circle, Dubbo, when they attempted to stop the other Tesla.
When the vehicle failed to stop, and a pursuit was initiated. It was terminated a short time later due to safety concerns.
The vehicle was later located abandoned in a laneway between John Glen Place and Pegasus Place.
Both vehicles were seized for forensic examination.
Between 2am an 6am on Thursday (16 November 2023), multiple reports were received of aggravated break and enters at two units in a retirement village and a business on Depot Road and Victoria Street.
Following inquiries, about 9.15am the same day, officers attended a home in Dubbo and arrested two boys – aged 15 and 16. They were taken to Dubbo Police Station.
The 15-year-old was charged with:
- aggravated break and enter commit serious indictable off in company steal (four counts)
- take and drive conveyance without consent of owner
- be carried in conveyance taken without consent of owner
- Predatory driving
- Drive recklessly/furiously or speed/manner dangerous
- Assault police officer in execution of duty cause actual bodily harm
- Breach of bail and,
- aggravated break and enter dwelling in company intend steal.
He appeared at a Children's Court on Friday (17 November 2023), where he was formerly refused bail to reappear at the same court on Monday 8 January 2024.
The 16-year-old boy was charged with:
- aggravated break and enter commit serious indictable off in company steal
- take and drive conveyance without consent of owner
- be carried in conveyance taken without consent of owner
- aggravated break and enter dwelling in company intend steal (three counts)
- aggravated break and enter dwelling in company steal, and
- breach of bail.
The boy appeared at a Children's Court on Friday (17 November 2023), where he was refused bail to reappear at the same court on Monday 27 November 2023.
Investigations under Operation Regional Mongoose continue.
Anyone with information about Operation Regional Mongoose 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.
