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A three-day police operation in northern and western NSW has seen 33 youth criminals charged with over 60 offences including “post-and-boast” crimes and car thefts.
Under Operation Soteria, NSW Police launched a three-day high-visibility youth crime blitz, with the taskforce now using covert and intelligence tactics to catch young lawbreakers in regional communities.
The operation ran from June 26-28 and was centred in youth crime hotspots with an emphasis on curbing stolen vehicle, break and enter and “post-and-boast” offenders.
Post-and-boast offences are when young offenders share their crimes on social media for notoriety and fame.
Police confirmed that 33 youth criminals were charged with a range of serious offences including drug possession, break-and-enter, driving related crimes and breach of bail in northern and western NSW.
Officers attached to Operation Soteria also conducted 45 bail compliance checks and issued three infringement notices.
NSW Police launched Operation Soteria three months ago after a surge in youth crime swept through regional areas.
Offences included holding residents hostage with knives in their own homes and recklessly driving through suburban streets.
The taskforce is a long-term strategy designed to co-ordinate police response to serious vehicle and property offences throughout northern and western NSW.
One of the most severe incidents involved an alleged armed robbery of an 89-year-old man in his home on Wee Waa Street Walgett on June 24.
Two young boys were later arrested in relation to the alleged break in.
A 15-year-old boy was arrested in Walgett on June 27 and charged with a litany of offences including aggravated break and enter, car theft, police pursuit and breach of bail.
The teen was refused bail and is set to appear in a children’s court.
A 14-year-old boy was also arrested an hour later in Walgett over a separate aggravated break and enter incident on June 19.
A mobile phoned obtained in the search allegedly linked him to the earlier June 24 robbery, with the teen released on conditional bail and is set to face court on July 14.
An 18-year-old Dubbo man was arrested after multiple witnesses reporting seeing someone carrying a gun.
After a search officers revealed he was carrying a replica handgun and was charged with a number of firearm related offences and is set to appear at Dubbo Local Court on August 6.
In a separate incident, a 27-year-oLD Man在短英尺追逐后在Dubbo被捕，并被指控犯有五项罪行，包括毒品，与家庭暴力有关的袭击，并在公共场合携带一把刀。
该男子仍被警察拘留，并将在7月15日出庭。