A teenager has been charged following two alleged aggravated break and enters in Coraki.
At about 11.30pm on Friday, August 5, a 65-year-old woman was asleep in a unit on Queen Elizabeth Drive when she was woken by noise coming from the garage area next to the building.
The woman went closer to the garage and called out when she heard voices. She activated an alarm system a short time later as several people in the garage tried to open a door.
A 51-year-old man in a unit nearby opened his door to see what was going on when an unknown male armed with a crowbar approached and threatened him.
Four males were seen running from the area a short time later. No one was injured during the incident.
Richmond Police District attended the unit and began investigations into the incident.
About 10pm on Monday, August 8, a 61-year-old man and a 48-year-old woman were in their home on Greenfell St in Coraki.
The woman went to the bathroom and noticed a number of items were missing. She looked in the bedroom and saw that more items were missing.
The pair noticed their front door was open and had been broken.
Police were called and they established a crime scene which was forensically examined.
Following inquiries, a 15-year-old boy was arrested at a premises on Geneva St in Kyogle at 11.35am today, Wednesday, August 17. The boy was taken to Kyogle Police Station where he was charged with aggravated break and enter with intent.
The boy was refused bail and appeared at a children’s court today when he was granted conditional bail, to reappear at a children’s court on September 21.
