Crime Watch: 57-year-old St Leonards woman busted with heroin, meth, pingers.

By ANNA USHER

A 57-year-old St Leonards woman has been bail refused after she was charged with serious drug offences.

At 7:45am on Tuesday 12th of December 2023, police attended the woman’s St Leonards address and executed a search warrant. Upon entering, police will allege that they located a significant amount of drugs within the property, including 88 grams of Heroin, 16 grams of methylamphetamine and 17 individual plastic bags containing methylamphetamine, heroin, and MDMA totalling 14 grams.

Police will also allege that $8,300 cash was located inside the unit.

The woman was arrested and conveyed to Chatswood Police Station where she was charged with 3 x “Supply Prohibited Drug”, “Possess Prohibited Drug” and “Deal with the Proceeds of Crime”.

The woman was bail refused and is due to face Hornsby Local Court on Wednesday.

Mosman Car Theft

Police are investigating reports that a vehicle was stolen from Wunda Road, Mosman.

Police have been told that the owner parked the Grey Jeep Cherokee on Wunda Road at 8:00pm on December 9. At 8:00am the following day, the owner noticed that the vehicle was no longer parked where it had been left.

Police have launched an investigation and are asking for anyone with information and/or dash camera footage from Wunda Road to contact Chatswood Police Station on 9414 8499 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Willoughby Scam

A Willoughby woman has lost over $27,000 in an apparent investment scam.

The woman has told police she was contacted via a messaging application by a “recruiter” about a working from home opportunity. The Willoughby woman engaged with the alleged recruiter and was told to download a crypto currency application.

Once she had downloaded the application, she was directed to deposit money into an account via the crypto currency application. The woman was told that once she had transferred the money, she would be able to access the money back.

The woman transferred more than $27,000 before realising she had been scammed.

This is a timely reminder to the community about the dangers of investment scams. Scammers use convincing marketing and new technology to make their investment sound too good to miss. They promise you big payouts with little or no risk. They often use pressure tactics to get you to act fast, so they can steal your money.

Police are reminding the community to always stop, think, and check before you act. These scams will often pressure you to act quickly. Don’t let them rush you into a bad decision. More information can be found at the Scam Watch website HERE.

Chatswood Break and Enter.

A 39-year-old Castle Hill man has pled guilty to Break and Enter after an incident on Sunday night.

At 10:30pm on Sunday 10 December, the male was witnessed by members of the public breaking into a restaurant located in the Chatswood mall. Police attended a short time later and located the male in the kitchen area looking into a cash box.

Police arrested the male and during a search located an amount of cash and a bank card that was not in his name.

The male was conveyed to Chatswood Police Station where he was charged with “Break & Enter House/Steal $60,000” and “Goods in Personal Custody Suspected being Stolen”. The male was bail refused by police and fronted Hornsby Local Court the following morning where he entered a guilty plea.

Mid Range DUI in Crowie

A 40-year-old woman has been charged with mid-range drink driving.

At 4:30am on Sunday 10 December, police were patrolling Burlington Street, Crows Nest and stopped a yellow Mercedes for the purposes of breath testing the driver.

Police spoke with the woman and subjected her to a roadside breath test which allegedly provided a positive result. The woman was arrested and conveyed to Chatswood Police Station where she underwent a breath analysis that police will allege in court returned a mid-range reading of 0.129 grams of alcohol in 210 litres of breath.

The woman’s driver’s license was suspended, and she will face court in January.