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Four teenagers have been charged following an incident in Gunnedah this week.
The four teens were each charged with aggravated break and enter commit serious indictable offence, two counts of take and drive conveyance without consent of owner, two counts of be carried in conveyance taken without consent of owner, assault with intent to rob in company, and aggravated robbery.
The older teen was refused bail to appear at Tamworth Local Court on Friday April 19 .
The three other teens were refused bail to appear at a children’s court.
The charges form part of the NSW Police’s Operational Regional Mongoose – a high-visibility police operation to tackle serious property-related crime committed predominately by young offenders.
EARLIER:
Four people have been arrested following inquiries into a carjacking in Gunnedah today.
About 3.30am this morning, a car stopped behind a woman reversing her car out of a driveway on Bloomfield Street, Gunnedah.
Two people – one armed with a knife – approached the woman demanding she exit her car before they threw her to the ground and fled the location in her Holden Commodore.
Officers attached to Oxley Police District attended and commenced an investigation into the incident.
About 630am, during patrols of the area police receive reports of a crash at the intersection of Stock and Bridge Road, Gunnedah, involving a Holden Commodore and a Ford Focus.
Four people were sighted fleeing the area and police set up a perimeter.
A short time later four boys – aged 15,16,17 and 18 – were arrested and taken to Gunnedah Police Station where they are assisting police with their inquiries.
Checks reveal the Ford was stolen from a home on Hunter Street, Gunnedah, overnight.
As inquiries continue, anyone with information about this incident, or dashcam or CCTV from the area is urged to contact Gunnedah Police Station or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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