Between 10.00pm on Sunday the 29th of November and Monday the 30th of November 2015 a 24 year old Beresford man used a large rock to smash the glass entry door at the Northgate Shopping Centre in Geraldton.

Once inside the main shopping centre the male smash the front glass door of the Target Store and approached the electronics area in the store.

Utilising a rock the male offender smashed the glass cabinet which contained mobile phones. The male offender stole 13 mobile phones with a total value of $5,347.00.

As a result of inquiries the offender was arrested on the 17th of January 2016 and charged with Burglary and Stealing.

He appeared before a Magistrate on the 27th of January and was remanded in custody to reappear on the 29th of January 2016.