A YOUNG man accused of stealing a Hyundai SUV, keys and other personal items from a Tamworth caravan park before setting the car on fire has fronted court.
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Donald Sullivan, 19, was granted conditional bail in Tamworth Local Court on Monday afternoon after he was charged with a string of offences at the weekend.
Magistrate Erin Kennedy ordered Sullivan to report to Tamworth Police Station once a week.
He is banned from entering Paradise Caravan Park, approaching any prosecution witnesses and has been ordered to start drug rehabilitation.
The 19-year-old will have to attend appointments at Headspace and was required to pay a $300 bail security agreement. He did not enter any pleas.
Oxley Police District officers claim car keys and personal items were stolen from a caravan parked inside the Peel Street caravan park between 5:30pm and 6:30pm on Friday.
A Hyundai SUV was also stolen.
Officers started an investigation and shortly after 8:30am on Saturday, police received reports the Hyundai SUV had been seen on Hilton Street with smoke coming from the area shortly after.
The public reported a man seen walking from the area and police started to canvas the streets before Sullivan was found on Lydia Street.
Officers gave chase to the 19-year-old on foot and arrested him a short time later on Vera Street.
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Sullivan was searched and police allege they found a stolen bank card, the drug ice and a pocketknife.
He was taken to Tamworth Police Station and charged with break enter and steal; steal motor vehicle; malicious damage by fire; possess prohibited drug; possess knife, and larceny.
Police will allege the bank card was stolen from a car on Darrel Road at Calala on the evening of July 2.
The case will return to court in August.
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Madeline Link
Madeline Link is a journalist at the Newcastle Herald, with a focus on Lake Macquarie City Council. To keep up with my stories, follow my Twitter @madeline_link, for tips email madeline.link@newcastleherald.com.au.
Madeline Link is a journalist at the Newcastle Herald, with a focus on Lake Macquarie City Council. To keep up with my stories, follow my Twitter @madeline_link, for tips email madeline.link@newcastleherald.com.au.
