Wanted teenager arrested in Thompson Crescent in Tamworth by Oxley police

Operation Mongoose police surrounded the Thompson Crescent home late on Tuesday night after a tip-off the 15-year-old was inside.

The 15-year-old had a number of warrants out for his arrest for property crime offences alleged to have been committed in Tamworth.

The teen was found under the bed when officers stormed the home, arrested and taken to Tamworth Police Station for questioning.

Police said the teenager was a "main target" of Mongoose police, and a "significant arrest".

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Operation Mongoose was set-up by Oxley police to home in on those suspected to be involved in a wave of property crime that's hit the city recently.

The teenage boy was charged with the outstanding warrants and refused bail to front a closed court hearing in Tamworth Children's Court.

Police said Mongoose investigators had "identified a core group of young persons suspected to be involved in property crime" in Tamworth, and were working night and day to capture those targets and put them before the court.

It's the second teenager to be arrested in 24 hours for property offences after a teenage boy was captured running from a stolen car in West Tamworth. The car was involved in an earlier chase through the city.

He was taken into custody in the early hours of Tuesday and dealt with under the Young Offenders Act.

Police said they were investigating several break and enters and thefts this week from homes in Moore Creek, South Tamworth, Calala, East Tamworth and North Tamworth.

Officers said investigations are continuing.

Anyone with information on the break-ins is urged to contact Tamworth police on 6768 2999.

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