Western Plains App
21 February 2025, 12:40 AM
A 19-year-old will face court today, 21 February, after he threatened a 91-year-old woman in her home in Baradine.
Officers from the Orana Mid-Western Police District were called to a home in Baradine at 12:45 a.m. on Thursday, February 20, following reports of a break-in.
When police arrived they were told a man had broken into the elderly woman's home, threatened her, and stole her Toyota sedan.
No injuries were reported from the incident.
Police located the abandoned and damaged vehicle a short time later.
The 19-year-old man was arrested on Thursday around 2pm on Wellington Street Baradine.
He was taken to Coonabarabran Police Station and charged with taking and driving a conveyance without consent of the owner, stalking/intimidating with intent to fear physical harm, demanding property with menaces with intent to steal, and aggravated entering a dwelling with intent.
He was refused bail on Thursday and will appear before Dubbo Local Court today, 21 February.