Fast five: Police news across the Hornsby Shire
Five police incidents from across the Hornsby Shire during the past week.
- Motorcycle rider seriously injured in crash
- Fairway at North Turramurra nominated as best in Australia
Thornleigh
More than $16,500 worth of cigarettes were stolen from Woolworths Thornleigh on Tuesday morning.
Police believe the offenders may have hidden in the store until it closed, before ransacking the cigarette counter and stealing cigarettes.
The incident happened about 12.30am on Tuesday.
The same store was also targeted by a thief just a few hours earlier.
On Monday, about 9.10pm, a customer paid cash for a lighter and some cigarettes papers at a checkout.
The customer then reached over the counter seeing the till open and grabbed a stack of $50 notes totalling $900 before running from the store.
Police are investigating both incidents.
Hornsby
Firefighters battled a house fire on Brushwood Place on Sunday afternoon.
Three fire crews attended after being called at 1.43pm from people reporting smoke coming from the rear of a three-storey house.
The fire, on the lower level of the house, was extinguished by 2.15pm.
Police also attended and are investigating. It is not believed to be suspicious.
The extent of the damage is unclear.
Brooklyn
About $21,000 worth of jewellery and mobile phones were stolen from a home on Brooklyn Rd last Wednesday.
The break-in happened about 4.45pm.
Police say jewellery, two iPhones and keys were stolen from the house.
IN OTHER NEWS
Dural
A 30-year-old man has been charged with high-range drink driving after he was stopped while driving along Old Northern Rd about 8.25pm on Saturday.
Police allege he failed a roadside breath test and was taken to Castle Hill police station where he returned a breath analysis of 0.209.
He is due to front court at a future date.
Brooklyn
A boat, which was moored at Brooklyn, has been stolen.
The 2005 Predator boat, moored in the water off Brooklyn Rd, was stolen between last Tuesday afternoon and last Wednesday afternoon.
If you have information that could assist police with any of the above incidents please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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