Friday, 24 March 2017

Police Smash Lake Macquarie Stolen Credit Card Ring

BY IAN CROUCH

Police have arrested three people including a 16-year-old boy over a stolen credit card ring operating in Lake Macquarie.

Officers from the Lake Macquarie Target Action Group searched a home on Ida Street, Charlestown yesterday and allegedly uncovered a large amount of stolen property, including credit cards, identification papers, cannabis seeds and methamphetamine.

A 23-year-old man is due to face Newcastle Local Court today charged with breach of bail.

A 25-year-old man from the Ida Street address is due to appear in Belmont Local Court in May charged with larceny and four counts of goods in custody.

And, a 16-year-old boy, also from the Ida Street address, will be dealt with under the Young Offenders Act in relation to receiving and fraud offences.

The arrests follow a major investigation into thefts from vehicles and the fraudulent use of stolen credit cards in the Lake Macquarie area.