Teen faces 22 charges after alleged spate of robberies involving stolen BMW from Cremorne.
By ANNA USHER
A Sydney teenager is facing 22 charges after an alleged spate of robberies, some involving a stolen BMW from Cremorne.
Strike Force Sweetenham detectives were called to a Glenhaven home where a Mercedes GLC and a Dodge Ram were allegedly stolen about 4.30am on June 10.
Police were then sent to Volmer St, Oatlands following reports the Dodge Ram was in the vicinity at the time a home was allegedly broken into around 5.30am the same day.
Police will allege a total of eight pairs of luxury shoes, valued at about $14,400, were also stolen.
The following day, the Dodge Ram was allegedly seen following a break in and theft of three motorbikes from a business in Caringbah about 12.30am, before another home in Milson Rd, Cremorne Point was allegedly broken into and a BMW X6 stolen.
Just a day later, the same car was allegedly involved in a police pursuit at Acacia Gardens about 12.10am.
The BMW X6 was then allegedly used in a break in of a home on Kenthurst Rd, Kenthurst less than an hour later.
Police will also allege the car was used again during the break and enter of a home on Stuart St Longueville about 2.20am where a Mercedes was stolen.
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A NSW Police spokeswoman said the Mercedes was recovered at a Blackett carpark the same day.
“Police were called to investigate the break in of a home on Lismore St, Hoxton Park today where a Land Rover was stolen before it was recovered in Oakhurst about 7.40am,” a statement issued on Friday reads.
Hours later, police arrested a 17-year-old boy at a home in Rooty Hill.
He was taken to Mount Druitt Police Station, where he was charged with 22 sequences:
- Seven counts of aggravated break and enter commit serious indictable offence
- Enter enclosed land no prescribed premises without lawful excuse
- Face blackened/disguised with intent commit indictable offence
- Take and drive conveyance without consent of owner
- Three counts of aggravated break and enter dwelling etc in company intend steal
- Larceny
- Steal motor vehicle
- Two counts of be carried in conveyance taken without consent of owner
- Three counts of drive conveyance without consent of owner
- Never licensed person drive vehicle on road – prior offence
- Participate criminal group contribute criminal activity.
The boy was refused bail.
Police will allege in court the teen was involved in all of the break ins, thefts and pursuit.
Strike Force Sweetenham is a metropolitan region investigation into the theft of high-performance and luxury vehicles.
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