Kempsey teen arrested with machete and cash after store robbery
by Staff ReportersA teenage boy has been charged after an alleged armed robbery at a business on the state's Mid North Coast last night.
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About 7.50pm on Thursday, July 2, officers attached to Mid North Coast Police District responded to reports of an alleged armed robbery at a business on Smith Street, Kempsey.
On arrival, police were told a male allegedly entered the store, armed with a machete and threatened staff before stealing the cash register.
A crime scene was established, and a search began.
About 8.10pm, patrolling police stopped and searched a 16-year-old boy walking on York Lane, during which they allegedly located and seized $295 in cash and a machete.
He was arrested and taken to Kempsey Police Station, where he was charged with robbery armed with an offensive weapon.
The boy was refused bail to appear before a children's court on Friday, July 3.
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