13 September 2024, 2:40 AM
Police have arrested an 18-year-old man following a search over a string of alleged offences including stealing a police car.
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Emergency services were called to Narromine's Lea Road at around 3:10pm on Friday 6 September over reports of a car fire.
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When officers arrived they found a vehicle on fire on the train line.
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"Fire and Rescue NSW officers extinguished the fire and there were no injuries reported," a police spokesperson said.
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"While officers were conducting inquiries at the scene, a marked police vehicle – a 4WD Mitsubishi Pajero – was allegedly stolen by a man.
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"The police vehicle was found abandoned on Bloomfield Street, Trundle, on Saturday 7 September 2024."
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Police made a public call to locate the man on 9 September, who they say is known to frequent the Narromine, Warren, Nyngan and Cobar areas.
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They arrested the man in Nyngan yesterday.
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He was taken to Nyngan Police Station and charged with eight offences:
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He was refused bail to at before Dubbo Local Court today.