A teenager has been charged with property and traffic offences following an investigation into multiple break and enters across Wellington over the past year.
Police will allege between Saturday 18 April 2020 and Sunday 19April 2020, a number of homes and vehicles were broken into in the township of Wellington.
The incidents were reported to officers from Orana Mid-Western Police District, who commenced an investigation.
Following inquiries, specialist police from the Target Action Group attended a home on Pierce Street, Wellington, about 6.30am yesterday (Tuesday 21 April 2020).
When police approached the rear of the home, a teenager allegedly ran from the location.
Following a foot pursuit, the teenager entered the Macquarie River where officers followed, and he was arrested when he exited the other side.
The 17-year-old was taken to Wellington Police Station and charged with enter building land with intent to commit indictable offence, driver never licensed, drive recklessly/furiously or speed/manner dangerous, negligent driving, two counts of take and drive conveyance without consent of owner, aggravated break and enter commit serious indictable offence, destroy or damage property and goods suspected stolen on premises.
The teenager was also charged with aggravated break and enter dwelling in company and steal relating to the break, enter and steal of a home on Warne Street, Wellington, on Thursday 11 July 2019.
Police will allege cash and two vehicles were stolen while the owners were inside asleep.
The following morning, one vehicle was found at the intersection of Simpson Street and Zouch Street, Wellington and the other vehicle was allegedly used in a ram raid at a business on Lee Street, before being found on fire on Lowrie Drive.
The teenager was refused bail to appear at a Children’s Court on Tuesday 28 April 2020.
