POLICE arrested a 16-year-old Leeton youth following a break in at the Yanco General Store in the early hours of Friday morning.
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Police allege the youth, who was on bail at the time, went to the store with another youth about 12.40am and smashed a window to the store and, after gaining entry, stole a quantity of cash and other goods.
Police located the youth a short distance away from the store where he allegedly had custody of some of the stolen property.
He was arrested and charged with break, enter and steal and two counts of goods in custody.
He was refused bail by police and later appeared in the Narrandera Children’s Court where he was granted bailed to appear at Leeton Local Court in April.
Police are still seeking the second offender and have called on anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers or Leeton police.
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A 46-YEAR-OLD Whitton man has been arrested and charged following a dog attack in Whitton on Friday evening.
Police allege a 10-year-old Whitton boy was attacked by a large dog and received a serious bite to his buttock.
The boy was treated at the scene by paramedics.
Leeton police and Leeton Shire Council rangers attended a home in Whitton about 10pm on Friday night to speak to the owner of the dog, who allegedly became abusive and threatening.
He was arrested and will appear in Leeton Local Court in April to face charges of owner of attacking dog, owner of dog not under control and wilfully obstruct officer in the execution of their duty.
Police searched the yard of the man in attempt to locate the dog and, while not being able to locate it, did allegedly locate three cannabis plants growing in the yard.
The plants have been seized and the man’s 52-year-old de facto will face charges of cultivate prohibited plant.
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ABOUT 8.35pm on Friday night a 36-year-old Woy Woy man was arrested after the car he was driving was stopped in Narrandera.
He failed a roadside breath test and a later breath analysis returned a reading of 0.267
The man informed police he had been drinking at Leeton and had set off to return to Woy Woy after visiting friends, a journey of more than 600 kilometres.
His license was suspended and he will face Narrandera Local Court in April charged with driving with a high range PCA.