An 18-year-old man has been charged after he was spotted with a stolen car on CCTV following his alleged failure to pay for fuel at a Griffith petrol station. Photo: Oliver Jacques.
An evasive 18-year-old Griffith man has been charged with nine different offences in relation to a stolen vehicle and failing to pay for fuel several times after being located during a domestic violence call-out.
Initially, on Wednesday, 8 July 2026, a Kia Sportage was reported stolen from Palla Street, Griffith, and was later spotted on CCTV at a petrol station after failing to pay for fuel.
Police will allege the 18-year-old Griffith man was captured on CCTV for the first time at 12:25 am on Thursday, 9 July 2026, before further alleging that the same 18-year-old man was again captured on CCTV in the same stolen Kia Sportage at a Griffith petrol station, failing to pay for fuel again at 12:51 am on Tuesday, 14 July 2026,
At 11:04 pm on Saturday, 1 August 2026, police attended an address in Groongal Avenue, Griffith, in relation to a domestic violence incident, later locating the same 18-year-old man on a park bench at Jubilee Oval.
The man was taken to Griffith Police Station and charged with nine offences, including:
- Two counts of Taking a conveyance without the owner’s consent
- Entry of a vehicle or boat without consent of owner
- Two counts of Goods in custody
- Two counts of a Never-licensed person driving a vehicle on the road
- Two counts of Dishonestly obtaining a financial advantage by deception.
The 18-year-old man was refused bail and appeared before Bail Division Court 5 on Sunday, 02 August 2026, where he was remanded into custody to appear before Griffith Local Court on 12 August 2026.
