Woman breaks into motel room, claims her father owns it
Woman pleaded guilty to breaking into an occupied Albury motel room and stealing a car key, kitchen knife and water bottle.
A motel guest woke at Albury's Allawa Motor Inn to find a stranger taking items from his room around 4:45am on February 26. Monique Schametzki, 24, had stolen a car key, kitchen knife and water bottle.
She put them in a bag. When the guest asked what she was doing, she claimed her father owned the motel.
Police arrived within 20 minutes. They found Schametzki sitting calmly on a garden chair with the guest.
Schametzki pleaded guilty to aggravated entry to a dwelling with intent to commit an indictable offence. Police found a Medicare card and driver's licence belonging to other people in her possession.
Charges of stealing goods and carrying a knife will be considered at her District Court sentencing.
Why it mattersThe case shows that occupied hotels and motels remain open to break-ins even when guests are present on the premises.
AustraliaAlbury local crime; case proceeding through NSW District Court.
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