A man will face court today after a number of vehicles were allegedly broken into and damaged in Lidcombe.
Officers attached to Auburn Police Area Command commenced an investigation following two incidents over the last six weeks.
In the first incident, a man entered a secure car park on Flock Street, Lidcombe, about 1am on Monday, February 24, and allegedly stole items from several vehicles.
In the second incident, about 1am on Saturday, March 1, a man entered a secure car park on Carter Street, Lidcombe, where he allegedly broke into several vehicles, causing damage and stealing a number of items from vehicles.
Following inquiries, about 1pm on Thursday, March 6, police arrested a 39-year-old man on Belmore Street, Burwood.
He was taken to Burwood Police Station, where he was charged with 28 offences including ten counts of ‘destroy or damage property’, five counts of ‘larceny’, five counts of ‘enter vehicle or boat without consent of owner/ occupier’, three counts of ‘dishonestly obtain property by deception’, two counts of ‘enter building/land with intent commit indictable offence’, two counts of ‘face blackened/disguised with intent commit indictable offence’ and ‘threaten to destroy or damage another persons property’.
The 39-year-old was bail refused to appear before Burwood Local Court today (March 7).
Ellie Busby is a news reporter for Western Sydney Publishing Group. A graduate of the University of Hertfordshire and Western Sydney University, she is a journalism Major. Ellie has worked with Universal Media, The Cova Project and for a range of other organisations. In 2024, Ellie was named Young Writer of the Year at the Mumbrella Publish Awards.