Three teenagers charged following alleged break-in, vehicle pursuit in Moree

Three teenage boys appeared in court after being charged over an alleged break and enter and pursuit in Moree.

Operation Regional Mongoose is a high-visibility police operation to tackle serious property-related crime, committed predominately by young offenders.

About 12am on Thursday, October 31, police were called to a home on Cummins Avenue, Moree, following reports of a break in.

Officers attached to New England Police District attended and were told four males allegedly entered the home and stole keys and a hatchback.

An 80-year-old woman who was home at the time wasn’t injured in the incident.

About 2:05am, officers patrolling Frome Street, Moree, located the vehicle.

When the vehicle allegedly failed to stop a short pursuit was initiated, before being terminated due to safety reasons.

The car was located a short time later abandoned on Edward Street, Moree.

About 5am, emergency services were called to Edward Street, Moree, following reports of a vehicle on fire.

Fire & Rescue NSW crews attended and extinguished the blaze, however, the allegedly stolen hatchback was destroyed.

About 12:20pm, also on the Thursday, three teenage boys, two aged 14 and a 13-year-old, were arrested at a home on Edward Street, Moree.

They were taken to Moree Police Station and the 13-year-old was charged with aggravated break and enter dwelling etc in company steal, steal motor vehicle, take and drive conveyance without consent of owner, police pursuit – not stop – drive recklessly, driver never licensed, and damage property by fire/explosion.

One 14-year-old was charged with aggravated break and enter dwelling etc in company steal, steal motor vehicle, be carried in conveyance taken without consent of owner, and damage property by fire/explosion.

The other 14-year-old was charged with aggravated break and enter dwelling etc in company steal, steal motor vehicle, be carried in conveyance taken without consent of owner, damage property by fire/explosion, and commit s 112(2) offence & disseminate.

All three were refused bail and appeared before a children’s court on Friday, November 1.