One man is on bail and police are continuing enquiries in relation to a second offender involved in an incident in Kookaburra Street during the early hours of last Saturday evening.
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Police responded to a call at 6.30pm.
It was alleged that two males had entered a home and stolen a wallet from the male occupant - a 48 year-old Parkes man.
The incident was witnessed by another male who was in the house at the time.
He and the victim had tried to stop the offenders and as a result all four had become involved in a wrestling match on the front lawn of the property.
The two suspects fled from the scene in a red Mazda 3 sedan.
Police report the 48 year-old male received a small cut above his right eye and bruising around his right temple.
A short time later, Police arrested a 25 year-old Parkes man where he was charged with assault, occasioning actual bodily harm.
He was granted conditional bail to appear in Parkes Local Court on June 1.
* Editor’s note: Social media lit up with reports regarding this incident last Saturday night with many false claims posted.
These included: that a drive-by shooting had occurred; a helicopter had been called in; a person had been shot dead; and a black Commodore had fled from the scene. The incident highlights how quickly social media can spread false information.
Dirt bike stolen
Police are asking anyone with information that could assist with their investigations into the theft of a Yamaha motorcycle from a Melbourne Street property to contact them.
The theft followed a break and enter to a shed between the hours of 6pm May 21 and 10am May 22.
(The theft was reported to police late last Sunday).
The dirt bike is a WR450 model bearing the registration number NNG93. It is valued at $10,000.
Anyone with information regarding the theft should call police on 6862 9999.
Fraud charges
A 26-year-old Parkes man who stole a wallet and used a credit card at five outlets in Parkes last Saturday was granted conditional bail to appear in Parkes Local Court on June 1.
Earlier, a 52 year-old Parkes man told police he had placed shopping in the back of his ute which was parked in the carpark of a supermarket in Clarinda Street.
He also placed his wallet in the back of the ute whilst he walked some rubbish to a bin.
On his return the wallet was missing which he promptly reported to police.
Enquiries revealed that during a short period a credit card was used at a liquor outlet and at four other businesses in Parkes.
The offender was arrested later that afternoon after attending the Parkes Police Station.
A PlayStation 3 was seized.
Following questioning, he was charged with three counts of fraud, one count of larceny and one count of having goods in custody.
Drove whilst suspended
A 23 year-old Parkes man involved in an accident during the early hours of last Sunday morning was issued a court attendance notice (CAN) after it was detected he had driven whilst suspended.
The man was behind the wheel of a white Holden Commodore that ended up in a reserve at the bottom of Barton Street after skidding through the t-intersection at Danilenko Street.
The vehicle was damaged and had to be towed from the scene.
Skid marks, 40 metres in length, indicated speed as a co ntributing factor.
The motorist was issued with a court attendance notice.
