A woman will reappear in court today charged after information was uncovered during an investigation into ram raids in the Hunter Region earlier this year.
\nStrike Force Emirs was established by the State Crime Command\u2019s Robbery and Serious Crime Squad to investigate ram raids on two petrol stations in the Lake Macquarie area in March this year.
\nIn the early hours of Tuesday 3 March 2020, cars were used to force entry into petrol stations in Wyee and Fennell Bay, where cash and cigarettes were stolen.
\nAttempts were also made to remove an ATM, but they were unsuccessful.
\nLast month following inquiries, strike force detectives arrested and charged three men \u2013 aged 18, 23 and 25 \u2013 who remain before the courts.
\nAfter uncovering information during the investigation, police arrested a 20-year-old woman at Cessnock Police Station about 10.15am on Wednesday 8 July 2020.
\nShe was charged with steal motor vehicle, aggravated robbery, drive motor vehicle during disqualification period and destroy property in company use fire etc.
\nPolice will allege the woman drove a stolen Audi Q5 following a robbery at a Cessnock home, where an 83-year-old man was assaulted. The Audi was later found destroyed by fire at Bellbird Heights.
\nThe woman appeared at Cessnock Local Court the same day, where she was granted strict conditional bail to reappear at the same court today (Wednesday 16 September 2020).
\nInvestigations under Strike Force Emirs are continuing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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