A woman will face court today following the theft of two handbags from a business in Morrisset early this morning.
\nJust after 2am (Friday 21 February 2020) a woman allegedly entered the kitchen area of a business on Nentoura Road, Morrisset and picked up two handbags, owned by two staff members.
\nThe staff members confronted the woman, but she fled in a red Holden Commodore being driven by another woman.
\nOfficers from Lake Macquarie Police District were contacted, and an investigation commenced.
\nJust before 2.30am, one of the staff member\u2019s husbands saw the red Holden Commodore and began to follow it.
\nThe two cars entered Yurunga Road \u2013 a dead-end street \u2013 in San Remo where both vehicles came to a stop. It\u2019s alleged the Commodore began to ram the man\u2019s car.
\nThe two women got out of the Commodore and attempted to flee before the man subdued one of the women.
\nPolice arrived on scene and arrested the 33-year-old woman. She was taken to Toronto Police Station where she was charged with enter dwelling with the intent to commit a serious indictable offence, enter prescribed premises of any person without lawful excuse, and drive while licence cancelled.
\nShe was also charged with two outstanding warrants.
\nShe was refused bail and is due to appear before Wyong Local Court today (Friday 21 February 2020).
\nInquiries continue into the whereabouts of the second woman.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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