Two teenagers have been charged after police stopped a stolen vehicle in Ermington overnight.
About 2pm on Monday, February 1, officers from Ryde Police Area Command were conducting proactive patrols in a car park at McArdle Street, Ermington, when they observed a BMW X30D enter the car park with three teenage boys on board.
Checks revealed the vehicle was stolen from a home at Killara between Wednesday, January 27 and Thursday, January 28.
Police stopped the vehicle and arrested the driver and one passenger, both 17-years-old; the third male fled the scene.
They were taken to Ryde Police Station where the alleged driver was charged with ‘drive conveyance taken without consent of owner’, ‘never licensed person drive vehicle on road’, and ‘goods in personal custody suspected being stolen’.
The 17-year-old passenger was charged with five counts of ‘drive conveyance taken without consent of owner’, ‘three counts of be carried in conveyance taken without consent of owner’, and ‘enter vehicle or boat without consent of owner’.
They were refused bail to appear at a children’s court today on Tuesday, February 2.
Inquiries are continuing.
Troy Dodds is Parra News' Managing Editor and Breaking News Reporter. He has more than 20 years experience as a journalist, working with some of Australia’s leading media organisations. In 2023, he was named Editor of the Year at the Mumbrella Publish Awards.