A man has been charged with over 15 break and enter offences in the Northern Beaches area.
In July, officers attached to Northern Beaches Police Area Command commenced an investigation into multiple break and enter offences at businesses in Freshwater, Allambie Heights, Elanora Heights, Forestville and Pennant Hills areas.
Police allege between Friday 18 July and Tuesday 22 July, 2025, a man allegedly broke into 13 businesses across the Northern Beaches area – four in Forestville, four in Allambie Heights, three in Elanora Heights and two in the Freshwater area – and allegedly stole more than $15,000 in cash.
Further inquiries also revealed the man allegedly broke into two locations in West Pennant Hills between Wednesday 16 July and Friday 18 July, 2025, where a white hatchback and a silver SUV were stolen.
Following extensive inquiries, about 9am on Wednesday 23 July, police arrested the 23-year-old man on Pennant Hills Road, West Pennant Hills.
He was taken Hornsby Hospital for further assessment under police guard.
On Wednesday 6 August he was released from the hospital and taken to Hornsby Police Station where he was charged with 25 offences, including break and enter house, steal value less than or equal to $60,000 (13 counts); drive conveyance taken without consent of owner (two counts); and dishonestly obtain property be deception (four counts).
He was refused bail to appear at Hornsby Local Court on Thursday 21 August.