Members of the Commander's Tactical Team arrested two males ages 16 & 18-years-old yesterday.

The males were apprehended at their homes in relation to two unlawful entry incidents that occurred in Leanyer last month.

On 6 May two Leanyer premises were unlawfully entered and an estimated $33 000 worth of property was stolen.

Both the males were conveyed to Darwin Watch House and charged in relation to the following offences:

Enter a dwelling with intent x (2)
Stealing x (2)
Unlawfully damage property x (2)

The 18-year-old offender was bailed due to appear in Darwin Magistrate's Court on 16 June. The 16-year-old youth will be summonsed to appear in court at a later date

Enquiries are continuing into co-offenders and recovery of the outstanding property.

In a separate incident members of the Commander's Tactical Team arrested a 17-year-old male youth on Tuesday in relation to a number of unlawful entries that occurred in the Northern Suburbs.

Police executed a search warrant on a Patterson Street residence, locating 2.5 grams of cannabis and a number of stolen items.

He was subsequently charged with:

Unlawful entry (x4)
Stealing (x5)
Criminal damages (x5)
Trespass

He was released and is to be considered for Youth Diversion.


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