Thursday28 March 2024 10:23:00 AM
Inquiries are continuing into two break-ins in the state’s north three week ago.
Just after 2am on Tuesday 5 March 2024a 79-year-old woman was asleep at her home on Oak StreetMoreewhen she was woken by four people who had forced entry to the residence before stealing her handbag and keys.
The group fledstealing her car.
Shortly before 3amfour people forced entry into a home on Gwydir Streetwhen they were confronted by the occupantsan 84-year-old woman and a 85-year-old man. The man was pushed to the ground with the group demanding keys.
The group fled empty handed in car stolen an hour earlier.
The man was taken to Moree Hospital for treatment for lacerations to his body.
The car was located abandoned and damaged at the intersection of Florence and Adelaide StreetMoree.
Police attended both homes and have commenced an investigation into the incidentswhich they believed are linked.
Police are now appealing for information about the incidents and those believed to be involved.
As inquiries continueanyone with information about these incidentsor dashcam or CCTV from the area is urged to contact Moree Police Station or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is treated in strict confidence. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.
