Bidwill teen, 15, charged over alleged George St phone store theft
A 15-year-old Bidwill boy has been charged over his alleged role in mobile phone store shoplifting.
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Police have raided a home in Bidwill and charged a teenage boy over his alleged involvement in organised phone store shoplifting.
It is alleged the 15-year-old boy was involved in a snatch and run theft of a mobile phone at a telco store in the Sydney CBD recently.
Police said a group of youths snatched a mobile phone from a shop attendant at a George St retail store and fled about say 3pm on May 1.
At 7am yesterday, officers from Strike Fore Loroy arrested the boy at a Bidwill home.
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It is alleged he was trying to flee through a window at the time.
He was charged with stealing from a person and stealing from a dwelling. He was refused bail to appear at Parramatta Children’s Court yesterday.