Police and their dog squad have taken a teen accused of a serious domestic assault off the streets of Dubbo and put him before the courts on Thursday.
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The early-morning operation in the vicinity of a school in Dubbo’s west was sparked when the 17-year-old was spotted by a passing patrol car.
And in other unrelated police actions a number of raids have taken place across the city this week in a crackdown on people wanted on warrants.
The Thursday morning arrest of the teen involved several police resources including the dog squad being deployed in the vicinity of Dubbo West Public School about 7am.
Police cordoned off a number of streets in the area and the dog was sent in.
Shortly after the dog was deployed the youth was arrested in a yard.
He was taken to Dubbo Police Station, charged, and refused bail to appear at Dubbo Children’s Court.
Meanwhile Orana Local Area Command had set out on a crackdown on people wanted on warrants.
A number of raids have been carried out in the past couple of days.
During the action at least one offender wanted on a warrant ran from police in the Eastridge Estate.
The 22-year-old Dubbo man, Ashton Ryan, is described as being Aboriginal in appearance, 165cm to 170cm tall, with brown hair and a beard.
He was last seen running and jumping fences in the Eastridge Estate.
"Police from Orana will be maintaining pressure on all sectors of the criminal community, this includes persons that are wanted on warrants, persons involved in illicit drugs, or those that just wander the streets looking for the opportunity to commit crime,” Inspector Dan Skelly said.
“Extra patrols are on the streets, at times when we know most of the crime is likely to occur.
“We want to send a clear message to those within the community that seek to prey on others and cause misery and community fear - it's not a matter of if you get caught, but is a matter of when you'll be caught."
