Three teenagers are in police custody after a spate of early-morning offending across several Perth suburbs. Officers were called at about 4.10am on Saturday to reports of an intrusion at an Armadale shopping centre, where a clothing store, a sports retailer and a food outlet were allegedly forced open and property taken. Police say a grey Mazda 2 hatchback seen in the area had been reported stolen from a Cannington gym around midnight.
A 42-year-old Carey Park man has been charged after an alleged police chase involving a stolen Toyota LandCruiser in the South West. Police allege the driver rammed three occupied police vehicles during a pursuit on October 16 and damaged two others before the vehicle was stopped in Collie. The man faces charges including three counts of assault with intent to prevent arrest, four counts of criminal damage and two counts of endangering life. He is also charged over alleged burglaries in Davenport, Boyanup, Carey Park and Bunbury. He is due to appear in Perth Magistrates Court on November 2.
A 42-year-old man from Campbell Town has been charged with more than 32 offences following an investigation into a large number of burglaries across Launceston. Police say the thefts targeted at least 13 businesses, most of them in the city centre. Three searches at a private home in Newnham located and seized stolen property. The man faces 11 counts of burglary, four of attempted burglary, three of trespass, 12 of stealing, motor vehicle stealing, unlawful possession of property and minor drug offences. He was to appear in the Launceston Magistrates Court on 20 October.
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A 19-year-old man has been charged with burglary after allegedly breaking into Jolt Games in Mitchell, in Canberra, early on Sunday, 18 October. Police say he smashed the front glass door, damaged stock and was arrested nearby. Shop owner Luis Lopez, who was at home, saw the break-in on a phone alert and called police. Jolt Games closed on Sunday but planned to reopen on Monday afternoon. Regulars have offered to help clean up, restock and fix the window.
The Northern Territory Police Force has arrested two youths over a stolen motor vehicle in Palmerston. Police responded to a report of a burglary and stolen vehicle from an address in Bellamack around 4:30am. Officers later found the vehicle hidden in nearby scrubland and saw two youths leave a yard. The youths escaped at first, but a cordon was set up. A 15-year-old and a 16-year-old were arrested, allegedly while trying to steal more vehicles inside the cordon. Both remain in custody while investigations continue. Anyone with information is asked to contact police.
Police have seized firearms and allegedly stolen property, including two motor vehicles, during investigations into burglary offences across Tasmania's north. Officers from Taskforce Raven searched a property at rural Tayene on Thursday. A 61-year-old man was found in nearby bushland and taken into custody. Police allege the search turned up a pump action shotgun, two handguns and ammunition. The man faces multiple charges, including burglary, stealing and firearms offences, and has been remanded in custody.
Police are investigating a burglary at Bjelke-Petersen Dam Caravan Park in the early hours of Thursday. Thieves broke into a property shortly after 12:15am and took the keys to a silver Toyota LandCruiser, which was driven away with a boat and trailer still attached. The boat and trailer were later found at Cherbourg Lookout on Thursday morning, but the vehicle was still missing at 11:30am. Anyone with witness information or CCTV or dashcam footage is urged to come forward.
A 33-year-old man from Mowbray has been charged with a long list of offences, including 11 counts of burglary and 28 counts of computer-related fraud. He was arrested during a search of a Mowbray property on Friday, 9 October, and has been remanded in custody. Police say they seized a loaded slam gun, a machete and a large amount of property they allege is linked to offending in the Launceston area between June and October. Police believe there may be more victims and are urging anyone targeted to come forward.
A person has stolen staff belongings from a Cooleman Court day spa in Weston after a car crashed into the shopfront on Friday. Five people were injured in the crash, most of them trapped beneath the vehicle. A staff member's phone, car keys, house keys and ATM card were taken, and the card is understood to have been used since. ACT Policing is investigating the burglary, which was reported on Sunday. Anyone with information has been asked to contact Crime Stoppers.
A Canberra massage parlour says it was robbed on the night after a car crashed into its shopfront in Weston. Five people were injured in the crash on Friday, including three workers who became trapped. The driver, an 84-year-old woman, is assisting police with enquiries. The business says a staff member's phone, car keys, house keys and ATM card were stolen later that night. ACT Policing says it is investigating the reported burglary and the crash.
Five people have been charged after a car chase that began with an alleged burglary in Brighton East. Police allege a Nissan Patrol and an Audi SQ5 were stolen from a property on Clonaig Street about 5.30am on Tuesday. The vehicles were allegedly used in another home invasion in Hampton Park before officers spotted the Nissan Patrol being driven erratically in Doveton.
