Operation Regional Mongoose: Boy, 16, charged with property-related offences following alleged break-ins

A teenager has been charged with property-related offences following an investigation into multiple alleged break-ins in the state’s central west. Here’s the latest.

A teenager has been charged following an investigation into multiple alleged break and enters in the state’s central west.

A teenager has been charged following an investigation into multiple alleged break and enters in the state’s central west.

The arrest has been made under Operation Regional Mongoose, a high-visibility police operation to tackle serious property-related crime committed predominantly by young offenders.

Officers commenced an investigation following reports of multiple alleged break and enters in Orange and Bathurst between April 19 and April 23, where vehicles were allegedly stolen.

Police claim the stolen vehicles including a Volkswagen Amarok, Toyota Tarago, Ford Ranger, Ford Falcon and a Mercades were involved in several pursuits throughout the Orange area.

Following inquiries, police arrested a 16-year-old boy about 10.30am on Friday.

He was taken to Orange Police Station where he was charged with four counts of being carried in a stolen vehicle without consent of the owner.

The boy was granted conditional bail to appear at a children’s court on May 23.

Inquiries under Operation Regional Mongoose continue.