Teen arrested after knife threat at service station
A 14-year-old girl was arrested and charged with 18 offences. These include property destruction, break-ins, and threatening a retail worker.
Police arrested a 14-year-old girl at Broadmeadow on Monday morning. The girl had threatened a service station worker with a knife.
The girl walked into the station around 6am. When staff asked her to leave, she pulled out a knife.
She threatened an employee and damaged a glass door. Officers found she had been stealing and damaging property.
This happened across Newcastle and the Central Coast over two months. She was committing crimes while on bail from earlier cases.
She was charged with 18 offences ranging from shoplifting to break-ins and threatening a retail worker. The court refused bail.
She will appear before a children's court next month.
- 18
- Offences charged
- 14 years old
- Age of accused
- Broadmeadow, Newcastle and Central Coast
- Location
- Past two months
- Crime timespan
Why it mattersA young person committing serious crimes while on bail raises important questions. Are current bail rules working? How effective is the youth justice system?
AustraliaCrime by young people in Newcastle is prompting scrutiny of how courts balance rehabilitation with protecting communities from repeat offences.
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