Teen boys accused of week-long brothel robbery rampage across western Sydney and Wollongong
Gang of teens are accused of week-long rampage where they allegedly armed themselves with knives and axes to rob FIVE brothels in a single night
- Six brothels were allegedly robbed by teen gang
- Police said the boys attempted to rob two more
- Three teens were charged and refused bail
Three teenage boys have been charged after they allegedly went on a wild robbery spree targeting six brothels where workers were threatened with an axe and a knife.
An employee was allegedly stabbed in the leg while another alleged victim was struck over the head several times during the rampage across western Sydney and Wollongong last month.
Detectives from the NSW State Crime Command’s robbery and serious crime squad established Strike Force Generation to investigate four robberies and two attempted robberies.
Five of the incidents were allegedly carried out in one single night in the early hours of February 15, police said.
Two of the boys allegedly kicked off the crime spree at a business in West Street in Wollongong on February 8 before 2am.
An employee was allegedly stabbed in the leg while another victim was allegedly struck over the head several times during the rampage across western Sydney and Wollongong last month (pictured, one of the brothels in Rydalmere targeted by an attempted robbery last month)
The teens allegedly threatened a 54-year-old employee with a knife and demanded cash before stabbing the man in the leg and fleeing the premises.
Another brothel in Pendle Hill in Sydney’s west was hit a week later around 1.30am February 15 where two workers were allegedly threatened with a knife.
Two boys allegedly demanded cash while threatening one of the staff with an axe before they took off in a white ute.
About 45 minutes later, a 61-year-old employee was allegedly confronted by two teens, one wielding an axe and the other at knife at a business on Alan Street in Fairfield in the city’s south-west.
They allegedly stole cash and a mobile phone before fleeing in the white ute.
A 34-year-old man was allegedly threatened with a knife and an axe at a brothel on Christina Road in Villawood shortly afterwards.
A home in Marayong in Sydney’s west was raided by police on Thursday morning before two boys aged 16 and 17 were arrested(stock image)
He was allegedly struck on the head numerous times before the pair allegedly took off with stolen cash and an electronic tablet.
Two more brothels were the target of attempted armed robberies later that morning in Clyde and Rydalmere, police alleged.
A home in Marayong in Sydney’s west was raided by strike force detectives on Thursday where two boys aged 16 and 17 were arrested.
The 17-year-old was charged with eight offences, which included robbery/attempted robbery with an offensive weapon, larceny, and dishonestly obtain financial advantage by deception.
The 16-year-old faces similar charges after being stung with nine offences.
A third teenage boy, aged 16, was arrested at a home in Kyeemagh in Sydney’s south later in the day and was taken to Kogarah Police Station.
He was charged with similar offences.
All there were refused bail to appear in the children’s courts on Friday.
Five of the incidents (pictured) were carried out in one single night in the early hours of February 15, police said