A teenage boy from Umina Beach has been charged as part of the ongoing Operation Soteria which was established to target youth crime in the western and northern regional areas of NSW.
Between February and April 2025, Brisbane Water Proactive Crime Investigation Team under Operation Soteria commenced investigations into a number of aggravated break and enter offences in which motor vehicles were stolen.
These offences occurred in the Woy Woy, Pearl Beach, Macmasters Beach, Bensville, Copacabana, Terrigal and Kincumber areas.
A number of the stolen vehicles was recovered by police in the Umina Beach area.
Following inquiries, police arrested a 15-year-old boy at Umina Beach.
He was charged with a number of serious property offences, and his mobile phone was seized.
A subsequent review was completed on that mobile phone and investigators identified his involvement in a further 21 additional aggravated break, enter and steal and stolen motor vehicle offences.
At about 8am on Wednesday, May 14, police attended a property at Umina Beach and re-arrested the 15-year-old boy.
He was taken to Gosford Police Station and charged on four counts of aggravated break, enter and steal; five counts of steal motor vehicle; five counts of carried in conveyance; two counts of drive conveyance; commit 154A offence & disseminate; two counts of licence never held; and negligent driving.
Additionally, two prior charges were upgraded to include: aggravated break, enter and steal; carried in conveyance; and two counts of drive conveyance.
The boy was refused bail and appeared before a Children’s Court on the May 14.
Inquiries under Operation Soteria continue.
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