A youth is in police custody as an operation continues at a property 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, about several males were seen running from the property on foot, and another entered a second vehicle before leaving the scene.
Officers attached to Hawkesbury Police Area Command commenced a pursuit, before the vehicle stopped on Fontana Drive, The Gables, where the driver ran away.
Police commenced a search with assistance from PolAir, the Dog Unit, and Raptor Squad, and a 17-year-old boy was arrested a short time later.
He has been taken to Windsor Police Station.
Fire and Rescue NSW extinguished the vehicle fire on the Oakville property; inquiries have revealed the ute had been reported stolen last month to Riverstone Police.
The occupants of the home – a man and a woman both aged 50 – were not injured.
Police have established a crime scene and commenced an investigation into the incident.
As a police operation continues, anyone with information, CCTV or relevant dashcam footage is urged to contact police or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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.
