Police have charged a man with assault, theft and pursuit offences in Tamworth yesterday.
On Thursday 10 August 2023, Officers attached to Oxley Police District attended a business on Cook Street, Tamworth, to arrest a 33-year-old following reports of an alleged assaulted of a 24-year-old woman.
When police arrived the man allegedly fled the scene.
Following inquires police located the man travelling in a Mitsubishi sedan in West Tamworth, about 10am Friday (25 August 2023).
Police attempted to stop the vehicle however the driver allegedly failed to do so.
Officers then initiated a pursuit; however, it was terminated a short time later due to safety concerns.
Following further inquiries police arrested the man at a business on Court Street, Manila, about 11.30am the same day.
Police also located the vehicle allegedly involved in the pursuit nearby. Following a search of the car police seized tools and fuel believed to have been stolen. They have been sent for forensic examination.
The 33-year-old was taken to Tamworth Police Station where he was charged with:
- Assault occasioning actual bodily harm
- Sexually touch another person without consent
- Stalk/intimidate intend fear physical harm
- Break and enter house
- Enter building land with intention commit indictable offence
- Larceny
- Dishonestly obtain property by deception
- Police pursuit not stop drive dangerously
- Drive motor vehicle while licence suspended
- Goods in personal custody suspected being stolen
- Possess prohibited drug
Police will allege in court the man broke into a business in Tamworth on Sunday (20 August 2023) and stole approximately $20,000 worth of tools and fuel.
He was refused bail to appear before Tamworth Local Court today (Saturday 26 August 2023).
