A man has been charged following an investigation into several break and enters in the Toongabbie area earlier this year.
On Friday, July 19, police were called to a home on Wentworth Avenue, Toongabbie, following reports a man had broken into the home and was threatening residents.
Officers attached to Parramatta Police Area Command arrived and the unknown man fled from the area.
Following inquiries by officers attached to the Police Transport Command North West Sector, a search warrant was executed at a premises on Dilga Crescent, Erskine Park, on Thursday, August 15.
A short time later, a 28-year-old man was arrested at Mount Druitt Police Station.
He was charged with 19 offences, including ten counts of ‘shoplifting’, two counts of ‘enter dwelling with intent to steal’, two counts of ‘stalk/intimidate intend fear physical etc harm’, one count of ‘break and enter house steal value less than $60,000’, one count of ‘break and enter dwelling – house with intent (steal)’ and one count of ‘steal property in dwelling – house less than $2000’.
The man is also facing one count of ‘larceny’ and one count of ‘breach bail’.
The man was refused bail to appear before Mount Druitt Local Court today.
Police will allege in court the man attended the Toongabbie home on multiple occasions between May and July 2024 and stole items of clothing.
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.