A man has been charged after police at a border checkpoint at Albury discovered he was trying to cross into NSW driving a stolen ute.
\nNSW Police manning the checkpoint stopped the utility on the Hume Highway at Albury about 7am today (Wednesday 5 August 2020).
\nThe 27-year-old driver was unable to produce permits or ID, and further checks revealed the ute had been reported stolen from a business in West Melbourne yesterday (Tuesday 4 August 2020).
\nThe man was arrested and was taken to Albury Police Station where he was charged three offences
\n\u2022 Receive property stolen outside NSW
\n\u2022 Not comply with noticed direction \u2013 COVID-19, and,
\n\u2022 Drive conveyance taken without consent of owner.
\nThe man, of no fixed address, appeared in Albury Local Court today, where he was refused bail to re-appear in the same court on Friday 11 September 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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