A teenage boy will face court today following an investigation into the use of unregistered motorcycles on public roads in Coonamble.

About 3:30pm yesterday (Sunday 13 July 2025), police attended a premises in King Street, Coonamble where a teenage boy was located allegedly hiding in a roof cavity.

During a subsequent search, officers attached to Orana Mid-Western Police District located a small amount of Methylamphetamine in the boy’s underwear.

A Honda CRF450 motorcycle was also seized.

The 15-year-old boy was charged with

• use unregistered, registrable vehicle Class A on road

• use uninsured motor vehicle on road

• rider without helmet ride with one passenger without helmet

• never licensed person drive vehicle on road

• drive recklessly/furiously or speed/manner dangerous

• possess prohibited drug and

• breach of bail.

He was refused bail to appear before a Children’s Court today, Monday 14 July 2025.