NSW Police say a man has been charged following an investigation into an alleged break-in and sexual touching on the Far North Coast earlier this year.

A local father fought off a home invader armed with a gun who broke into his house in Mullumbimby in the early hours of last Wednesday morning.

Thieves broke into the Coles store at Ocean Shores overnight and made off with ‘a substantial amount’ of money, according to a local businessperson.

Two men will face court today after allegedly breaking into a house, brandishing a knife at a female resident, stealing her car keys and later using the car to ram a Tintenbar shop, then making off with alcohol and cigarettes

Police have detained four young people over a break-in spree in Murwillumbah over the weekend. And they are still on the lookout for three males seen running away from Bilambil Public school after alarms were set off in the early hours of Thursday morning.

A 27-year-old man was arrested in Ruskin Street, Byron Bay, on Monday following a spate of break-ins in recent weeks. But police are warning residents to remain vigilant.

Imagine the surprise of holidaymakers who arrived at a rental property at Brownell Drive, Byron Bay, at about 6pm on Friday (September 30), only to find someone else had already taken up residence there.

Five men have been arrested after 000 calls led police to a Murwillumbah unit on Friday night to find the alleged assailants pinning the occupant to the floor.

The Richmond Valley Council office at Casino was broken into on Friday night but police are still trying to work out what if anything was stolen.

Two teenage boys have been charged with breaking into a Pottsville bakery on Saturday night and threatening two workers with knives before making off with cash.