At about 10.40 pm on Saturday 4 September 2021, officers attached to North Shore Police Area Command attended an address on Morrice Street, Lane Cove, after reports of an aggravated break and enter.
Police had been told a man allegedly damaged the security cameras of one home before he forced entry underneath another house and was confronted by the occupants, before leaving the scene on foot.
Following inquiries, police arrested a man nearby and took him to Chatswood police station. He was charged with destroying property, armed with intent to commit an indictable offence, unlawful entry on inclosed lands, and failing to comply with any other wear face-covering directive.
He was granted conditional bail and is due to appear in Hornsby Local Court on Wednesday, 13 October 2021.
ITC spoke to Morrice Street resident Jon about the incident. John told us.”
“We were sitting in our living room when we heard crashing and banging in our storage room. We went to open the door, and someone was pushing it from the other side. The door opened, and a man was standing there with an axe. He did not threaten us, and he nonchalantly walked up the street. We immediately called 000 and then decided to follow him at a distance. Within 3 minutes the police had arrived and found him in a garden. He had smashed several letterboxes with the axe. It looks like our neighbours had also called the police as they were very quick.”
This is the second arrest made by police this week.
A roving reporter alerted us to police activity at 299 Burns Bay Road on Thursday, 2nd September 2021.
The Police Media Unit has told ITC the following:
“About 3.30 am Thursday 2 September 2021, North Shore Police Area Command officers attended Burns Bay Road at Lane Cove after receiving information about a man acting suspiciously.
The man’s car was searched, and a number of items were located and seized.
The 38-year-old man was arrested and charged with not comply with noticed direction and possess housebreaking implements.
He was refused bail and is due to appear in Hornsby Local Court on Thursday, 2 September 2021.
That night a motorbike was stolen from 315 Burns Bay Road.
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