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POLICE ARREST NEWCASTLE TEEN DURING TWO-DAY ANTI-CRIME OPERATION

Police have arrested 70 people, including a teenager from Newcastle, as part of an operation targeting crime and anti social behaviour across the state.

Officers from Operation Colossus launched the two-day operation on Friday and proceeded to conduct 243 person searches and issue 219 move-on directions and 372 transport fines.

Around 8pm on Saturday, Police spotted two teenage boys running from a convenience store on Wharf Road at Newcastle.

Officers stopped one of the boys, a 14-year-old, and proceeded to find eCigarettes and a knife on his person.

The boy was returned home pending inquiries, however, Police later attended the store and discovered the boys had threatened an employee with a knife before stealing the eCigarettes.

Police went back to the boy’s home and arrested him.

He was charged with robbery in company and granted conditional bail to front a Children’s Court on January 17.

 

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Isobella Evans

Isobella Evans is a journalist with NBN News in Newcastle. After discovering a love for writing in primary school, Bella went on to complete a Bachelor of Communication at the University of Newcastle in 2018. She enjoyed a series of internships, including a gig at the Royal Easter Show, before receiving a full-time position at NBN's Tamworth bureau, where she worked for almost three years before moving to the company's Newcastle office in 2021.

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