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Christmas ham heist in Darwin, two charged
A truckload of Christmas Hams are missing in Darwin after a learner driver allegedly stole a refrigerated vehicle from a shopping centre car park.
December 24, 2021
Thousands of dollars worth of Christmas Hams are missing after a learner driver allegedly stole a refrigerated truck in the Northern Territory.
Police say about $10,000 worth of hams and the vehicle were stolen from a Darwin shopping centre car park on Thursday.
The vehicle was later found abandoned but there were no hams in the refrigerator and they remain missing, a spokeswoman said.
“This behaviour can only be described as Grinch-like,” Detective Senior Sergeant Mark Bland said on Friday.
“It is incredibly disappointing for our members to be having to deal with these sorts of thefts just days out from Christmas”.
Police identified a 17-year-old boy and a man, 21, using CCTV footage and they have been arrested and charged.
The teenager was charged with aggravated unlawful use of motor vehicle, stealing, damage to property, learner driver with no person in front seat and failing to display L-plates.
The man was charged with aggravated unlawful use of motor vehicle, stealing and damage to property.