DESPITE a welcome reduction during the height of the pandemic, break and enters have experienced a resurgence in Coonamble and are back to 'normal' according to the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR).
Recent statistics released on 15 June show that in the twelve months leading up to March 2023, Coonamble Shire recorded 100 cases of break and enters.
This is a 104 per cent increase from the 49 that were recorded in Coonamble Shire from March 2021 to March 2022.
However, BOCSAR have stated that this was to be expected . . .
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