Further charges have been laid following an investigation into multiple alleged break-ins in the Tamworth area.
Operation Regional Mongoose is a high-visibility police operation to tackle serious property-related crime, committed predominately by young offenders.
About 1.30pm on Tuesday 18 June 2024, police attached to Oxley Police District attended a home on Kenny Drive, Tamworth, and executed a search warrant.
Officers seized ammunition, gel blasters, methylamphetamine, prohibited knife, CCTV system, counterfeit money, a motorcycle, multiple tools, and other items believed to be stolen goods.
About 3.10pm Wednesday 26 June 2024, police arrested and charged a 34-year-old man, and he remains before the courts.
Following further inquiries, about 2.10am on Wednesday 3 July 2024, police attended a home in O’Keefe Place, Gunnedah, for an unrelated matter and arrested a 39-year-old man.
He was taken to Gunnedah Police Station and charged with take and drive conveyance without consent of owner, and larceny value lee than $2000.
He was refused bail and appeared at Gunnedah Local Court on Wednesday 3 July 2024, where he was formally refused bail to reappear at the same court on Wednesday 4 September 2024.
About 7.35am the same day, officers attended a home on Cossa Street, Tamworth, and arrested a 32-year-old man.
He was taken to Tamworth Police Station and charged with three counts of receive property-theft serious indictable offence more than $5000.
He was refused bail and appeared at Tamworth Local Court on Wednesday 3 July 2024, where he was formally refused bail to reappear at the same court on Monday 26 August 2024.
About 2.10pm yesterday (Tuesday 9 July 2024), a 24-year-old woman attended Tamworth Police Station and was arrested.
She was charged with three counts of receive property-theft serious indictable offence more than $5000.
The woman was given conditional bail to appear at Tamworth Local Court on Monday 15 July 2024.
Inquiries 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.
