Two young ACT men have been charged with a string of offences after alleged robberies in Batemans Bay in the early hours of Saturday morning.
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The 18-year-old and a 17-year-old were charged with a combined 20 offences after Batemans Bay Police stopped the car they were travelling in on the Princes Highway in North Batemans Bay on Saturday at 10.45am.
The 18-year-old, from Gordon, was charged with one count of stolen goods, possessing house breaking implements, possessing cannabis leaf, two counts of possessing methamphetamine (ice), three counts of custody of a knife in a public place, four counts of larceny and one count of having an offensive implement in a public place, which was an expandable metal bar with a rubber handle.
He was granted bail and will appear in Batemans Bay Local Court on December 7.
The other man, of Oxley, was 17 years old at the time of the alleged offences, but has since turned 18.
He was charged with malicious damage to a CCTV camera at a Batemans Bay club, four counts of larceny, custody of an offensive implement and being in possession of stolen goods.
He will appear in Batemans Bay Children’s Court on December 12.
A police spokesman said two wallets, sunglasses and other stolen items were found in the car.
Police will allege the items were stolen from around the Batemans Bay area during the early hours of Saturday, November 14.
