Several more homes and businesses have been broken into, with one 15-year-old boy charged with breaking into a childcare
One 15-year-old Roma boy, known to police has been charged with breaking into a childcare centre, while other unknown offenders took off with 60 packets of cigarettes from a small store.
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Once again, thieves have targeted multiple Roma homes and businesses in a four-day crime spree blitz.
Roma police are still investigating after four offenders smashed family-owned Coomber Brothers jewellery and stole up to $20,000 worth of valuables.
Just after 3am on Monday, CCTV footage captured two offenders smashing cabinets in the store before they took off with thousands of jewellery in less than a minute.
Local police said they have suspects but have not laid any charges at this point.
Two days earlier, on Saturday between 5 - 7pm, unknown offender/s have placed a wheelie bin against a William Street residence and used it to climb through a window.
The homeowner noticed jewellery was missing and saw the wheelie bin before contacting police.
Police are still investigating.
On the same night and same street between 7 - 8pm, unknown offender/s cut a flyscreen of a window and climbed into the house.
Keys to Flash’s Store and jewellery was stolen from the home before offender/s broke into the store and stole 60 packets of cigarettes.
Suspects have been identified through CCTV footage but no charges have been laid.
Between 10pm on Saturday, July 3 and 2am the following morning, a parked car on Taylor Street was broken into and a wallet and keys were stolen.
The offender/s attempted to enter the house but a dog scared them away.
In the early hours of Sunday morning, offenders have walked down Currey Street attempting to enter multiple cars.
And overnight between Monday and Tuesday, a 15-year-old Roma boy was charged with unlawfully entering Goodstart Early Learning on Lovell Street.
He forced entry through the rear door and broke locks but didn’t steal anything.
He was dealt with under the provisions of the Youth Justice Act.
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