Easy pickings for thieves in Quakers Hill and The Ponds

Over 20 vehicles, 90 per cent of them unlocked, prove easy hunting ground for thieves in Quakers Hill and The Ponds. This and more in our crime roundup.

Too many drivers are leaving their cars unlocked as owners in The Ponds and Quakers Hill found to their cost after thieves stole from over 20 cars.

Thieves swept through more than 20 vehicles in a crime spree across The Ponds and Quakers Hill and in 90 per cent of the incidents, the owners had left their cars unlocked overnight.

The rising numbers of unlocked cars leading to thefts is soaring across western Sydney. Quakers Hill Local Area Command’s crime co-ordinator Sergeant Bradley Uys urged drivers to make sure they double-checked their cars were locked even if they were left in the owner’s driveway. “We’re stepping up patrols but it’s important people do lock their vehicles because otherwise it’s too easy for the criminals,” Sgt Uys said. Vehicles at Quakers Hill streets Verna Place, Elwood Cres, Prescott Circuit, Highfield Rd and Summerfield Ave were hit between 8pm on Friday and 5.30am on Saturday. Thefts from vehicles also occurred at Bullaburra St and Kelby St from 7pm on Sunday. Police continue to investigate the incidents.

In other news around the Rouse Hill area:

RIVERSTONE

Police are appealing for the public’s help as they investigate a suspicious fire at Riverstone on Friday night when the house was significantly damaged. Emergency services were called to the home on Wealtheasy St about 6pm and put the fire out but damage to the property was extensive. The house was unoccupied at the time of the fire and there have been no reports of injuries. Quakers Hill police established a crime scene and are investigating. Police are treating the fire as suspicious and have urged anyone with information to come forward. On Monday, police were continuing to investigate the cause of the blaze. Call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 if you have any information.

QUAKERS HILL

Police have charged a man after a fire that destroyed a house at Montrose St, Quakers Hills, on February 5 just after 2.15pm. Police allege a 43-year-old man and a 44-year-old woman got into a fight before she left the home. A fire started at the home soon after and witnesses reported seeing a man leaving the home. No one was injured. Quakers Hill police charged the man with damaging property by fire, two counts of domestic assault and breaching an apprehended violence order. The man was refused bail to appear at Waverly Court on Friday. He reappears in Blacktown local court on February 15 and Windsor local court on February 16.

ROUSE HILL

A thief broke into a toolbox on the back of a white Toyota Hilux ute parked on White Hart Drive between 8pm and 11pm on Saturday. The offender stole several tools including a power saw and multi-tools. Police are investigating and waiting to determine for a value for the missing items.

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A woman stole a 10-pack of bourbon worth $38 from a liquor shop on Windsor Rd last Wednesday. The woman was aged about 40 and stole the goods about 6.15pm. She walked in the shop and put the pack in her bag before leaving without paying. Police are examining CCTV and say the woman they are looking for is fair skinned, of medium build and average height.

KELLYVILLE

A 19-year-old Baulkham Hills man who drove across playing fields at Kellyville Park in an effort to get out of the locked grounds has been charged with common assault after he allegedly produced a knife and threatened a groundsman. The incident happened at Memorial Ave on Sunday at 10.45am when the Baulkham Hills man and a passenger tried to get out of the park in his white Nissan Pulsar but found the gates locked. He drove across the playing fields and was spotted by the groundsman who took pictures of the car and its driver. The driver stopped and got out. Police allege he was aggressive and wielded the small knife, threatening the groundsman. Police charged the driver with unlicensed driving.

BEAUMONT HILLS

A 19-year-old man from The Ponds was given a cannabis caution after police spotted him and two other men with drug paraphernalia, cannabis and scissors at the Ironbark Ridge Reserve barbecue area on Friday just before 9pm.