Break-in arrests

By Jo Kennett

TWO PEOPLE were arrested in Tweed Heads thanks to help provided by Kingscliff locals over a break-in at Broadwater last week.

Tweed Police said that a 45-year-old transient man and a 44-year-old Long Jetty woman faced Tweed Heads Local Court after the alleged break-in at a Broadwater building site on Tuesday night, February 14.

Early on Wednesday morning, February 15, Tweed Police visited the Kingscliff foreshore parkland after receiving information from the community.

Tools and building equipment valued at over $4,000 stolen from the Broadwater site were located and seized for forensic examination.

At about 8.40am that morning, Tweed Police received information from Richmond Police District, and subsequently stopped a blue Holden sedan the man and woman were driving down Boyd Street at Tweed Heads.

Police searched the sedan and seized breaking implements including screwdrivers, pliers, crowbar, axe, hammer and a knife.

Both occupants were arrested and taken to Tweed Heads Police Station where they were charged with aggravated break, enter and stealing, and possessing housebreaking implements. The woman was released with strict conditional bail to appear at Tweed Heads Local Court on March 20, while the man was refused bail and appeared at Tweed Heads Local Court on Thursday, February 16.

Police thanked the Kingscliff community for the information they provided.