A man and woman have been charged with alleged property and fraud-related offences following an investigation in the state’s Riverina region at the weekend.
Officers attached to Riverina Police District’s Proactive Crime Team commenced an investigation after reports of thefts from motor vehicles, as well as the alleged theft of a Mazda CX5, in Gobbagombalin on Sunday evening (29 January 2023).
The stolen vehicle was later found burnt out on Roach Road, Mooring, about 12.40pm the following day (Monday 30 January 2023).
Following inquiries, police attended a unit on Marshall Street, Ashmont, and arrested a 25-year-old man, about 11am yesterday (Tuesday 31 January).
He was also subject to a Firearms Prohibition Order and during a search of the unit, police seized ammunition, clothing relevant to the investigation, a passport and jewellery – believed to have been stolen – as well as logbooks belonging to an allegedly stolen vehicle, and property from a vehicle reported stolen from Ashmont on Friday 20 January 2023.
Later the same day, police attended a neighbouring property where they arrested a 38-year-old woman, who police allege was also in possession of stolen property.
Both were taken to Wagga Wagga Police Station where the man was charged with 11 offences,
- Dishonestly obtain property by deception (five counts),
- Be carried in conveyance taken w/o consent of owner (two counts),
- Drive conveyance taken without consent of owner,
- Larceny (two counts), and,
- Never licensed person drive vehicle on road.
Police will allege in court that credit cards were stolen from the vehicles and used at multiple service stations and businesses in the Wagga Wagga area over the proceeding days.
He was refused bail to appear in Wagga Wagga Local Court today (Wednesday 1 February 2023).
The woman was charged with four counts of dishonestly obtain property by deception, and one count of goods in personal custody suspected being stolen (not motor vehicle).
She was granted conditional bail to appear in Wagga Wagga Local Court on Wednesday 12 April 2023.
Inquiries continue.
