About 11:30pm last Tuesday, (December 17 2024), police were called to a petrol station on Ferguson Street, Glen Innes, and found a vehicle had reversed into the front doors.
Officers attached to New England Police District found extensive damage to the front of the business.
Police obtained CCTV and identified a station wagon – which had been reported stolen from Glen Innes the day before – as being involved in the ram raid.
Following inquiries, police arrested an 18-year-old man on Saturday (21 December 2024)
He was taken to Glen Innes Police Station where he was charged with four offences,
- Steal motor vehicle (two counts),
- Aggravated break and enter and commit serious indictable offence – armed, and
- Destroy or damage property.
He was refused bail to appear via AVL at Parramatta Local Court yesterday (Sunday 22 December 2024).
