TEENAGERS CHARGED AFTER ALLEGEDLY STEALING VEHICLES IN THE HUNTER
Two teenagers have been charged after allegedly stealing two cars from the Hunter region this week.
Between 7pm on Wednesday and 7am on Thursday, two vehicles – a grey Holden Captiva and a black Ford Ranger – were stolen from a home on Carl Lane at Muswellbrook.
Shortly before 6.30 this morning, highway patrol officers from the Oxley Police District were patrolling Coledale, near Tamworth, when they spotted a grey Holden Captiva being driven at speed.
A pursuit was initiated, with the car allegedly reaching speeds of 100 km/hr in a sign-posted 50km/hr zone.
The pursuit was terminated shortly after, before Police located a burnt-out black Ford Ranger near Warral Road in West Tamworth.
Shortly after 8am, Police saw three males allegedly stealing a scooter from a carpark on Griffith Street.
Officers approached the group and spoke with the boys – all aged 14. They were all arrested and taken to Tamworth Police Station.
Two of the teenagers were charged with aggravated break and enter, committing a serious indictable offence, stealing a motor vehicle and larceny.
One of them was refused bail and will front a children’s court today, while the other was granted conditional bail to appear at a children’s court on February 8.
The third teenage boy was dealt with under the Young Offenders Act.
Investigations are ongoing.
