A boy will face court after allegedly stealing a knife and threatening a security guard in the state’s northwest last week.
About 3:45pm on Wednesday 6 November, police were called to a shopping centre in Beardy Street, Armidale, following reports of a person armed with a knife.
On arrival, officers attached to New England Police District were told a boy had allegedly threatened a security officer with a knife.
At 8.40am on Thursday 7 November 2024, police arrested a 12-year-old boy at a home in Armidale.
He was charged with armed with intent to commit serious indictable offence, affray, stalk/Intimidate with intent to cause physical harm (two counts) and shoplifting.
He was released on conditional bail to appear before a children’s court on Monday 18 November 2024
