Police say they’ve charged a teenage boy with seven counts of shoplifting, and four counts of entering enclosed lands without a lawful excuse, as part of an ongoing operation in the Tweed/Byron district.
Officers say they have increased high-visibility policing at areas such as local shopping centres, public spaces, and public transport hubs in recent months as part of Operation Furittus, aimed at enhancing community safety.
A joint operation with so-called ‘security investigation partners’ and centre management at local shopping centres over the past month led to police charging 33 people with a combined 49 offences.
Police say continued inquiries led to officers carrying out a search warrant at a Tweed Heads home last Thursday 1 May.
Officers say they found and seized several items of interest, including clothing and bottles of alcohol, and arrested a 16-year-old boy.
He’s received strict conditional bail and is due to appear before a children’s court on 21 May 2025.
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