Two men have been charged after police caught them leaving the scene of an alleged break and enter at Thirroul.
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Wollongong Police District officers were patrolling Station Street when they located a stolen Hyundai Getz hatchback parked in the street about 1.30pm on Tuesday.
Police will allege a man was seen leaving the front yard of a house in Station Street and entering the Hyundai.
Officers approached the man - searching him and the car - and located property believed to be stolen.
The 23-year-old man was arrested and taken to Wollongong Police Station.
Police continued to search the street when they noticed a second man on a bicycle leaving another house.
The 18-year-old man attempted to ride away from police and was arrested.
Further inquiries revealed two other houses in the area had been broken into - including one with a 97-year-old woman.
Both men were charged with break and enter and aggravated break and enter.
The 23-year-old man was also charged with drive conveyance taken without consent.
They were refused bail to appear at Wollongong Local Court on Wednesday.
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