Albury and Wodonga vehicles targeted during teen's extensive crime spree

The 17-year-old, who can't be named, had allegedly been running hot in Albury, Wodonga and Wangaratta before his arrest at a Wodonga home last week.

A large number of victims had tool boxes pried open, cars rifled through, property taken, and cars stolen.

Several police pursuits were also undertaken.

A court heard the teenager's Wodonga offending started on April 11 and involved a spray painted Holden VT Commodore.

Cars were targeted on Fortescue Street, Oakmont Circuit, Hastings Way, Ty Court, Balmoral Drive, Church Street, Waratah Way, Iron Way, Links Street, Pro Hart Drive and Whiteley Circuit in Baranduda, and more.

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The car was seen travelling at 130km/h on Pearce Street on April 12 and was found at the Albury Showgrounds that day.

Another stolen car was found near his Wodonga residence last Tuesday, and a black Commodore was found at Huon Hill last Thursday.

A red Commodore was also stolen from a Wangaratta home last Thursday before a police chase which led to the car being hit with road spikes and the passengers taken into custody.

Detective Senior Constable Jason Brown told a court the offending caused "significant disruption to the community of Albury-Wodonga".

The teen has no income but uses $300 of ice a day.

He said he bought the drug in bulk and sold to friends and family, which led to him facing trafficking charges.

When asked what he'd been up to before his arrest, he told police he'd been "stealing s---".

He was extradited from Victoria on Monday and appeared in the Albury Children's Court on Tuesday.

"I can indicate your honour that (the accused) has ongoing matters in Victoria, which went to the (Victorian) Children's Court yesterday," prosecutor Andrew Pike told the Albury court.

He initially opposed bail and told Ms Moody that if there was bail, "I would be asking for something similar to what he's got in Victoria".

A few minutes later he changed his position.

"Noting his limited antecedents and that he's still a young person, albeit for another 10 days or so, I withdraw my opposition to bail."

Ms Moody granted bail on those same Victorian bail conditions, which included the teenager having to live in the Melbourne suburb of Rowville, that he obey a nightly curfew of 9pm to 6am except when in the company of the occupier of the Rowville address, that he report to Knox police station three days a week, that he not enter NSW except for attending court and legal appointments, that he not take illicit drugs and that he follow the instructions of Youth Justice NSW.

The youth has been charged with two separate series of matters in NSW.

The first involves six counts of larceny and charges of dealing with the proceeds of crime, dishonestly obtaining a financial advantage by deception, and intentionally or recklessly damaging property over a broken passenger window in a Holden Commodore.

These charges relate to incidents predominantly in Lavington in which about $2000 of power and similar tools were allegedly stolen, along with medication boxes and wallets.

The other allegations include charges of driving a stolen conveyance, learner driver not accompanied, unlawfully obtaining goods and unlawfully possessing number plates, with these related to incidents on March 31 and April 9.

Ms Moody adjourned all charges to the Albury Children's Court on May 24, the day before his next appearance in a Victorian Children's Court.

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