Four more teenage boys were arrested over the alleged theft of alcohol and the assault of a staff member at a liquor store near Camden over the weekend.
Three of the boys, aged 12,15, and 16, were dealt with under the Young Offenders Act.
A 13-year-old boy was charged with, larceny, common assault, assault retail worker but no actual bodily harm caused, assault retail worker causing actual bodily harm, assault occasioning actual bodily harm, and face blackened/disguised while commit an indictable offence.
The teen was granted conditional bail to appear before a children’s court next Monday, October 19.
Police say that about 6.10pm on Saturday (October 10), officers attached to Camden Police Area Command were called to The Bottle-O store located on Holdsworth Drive, Narellan Vale.
Police attended and were told five young people entered the store before allegedly stealing multiple bottles of alcohol.
A male staff member who attempted to stop the group was allegedly assaulted.
He received injuries to his face and was treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance paramedics, however he did not require further treatment.
As the group left the scene, members of the public stopped a 13-year-old boy, who was arrested by officers.
The 13-year-old was taken to Narellan Police Station where he was charged with larceny.
He was also charged with an additional count of larceny in relation to an alleged theft at a business in Mount Annan earlier this year.
He was granted conditional bail to appear before a children’s court on November 2.
Police arrested the other four teenage boys yesterday and this morning.
