Wodonga woman wanted on warrant charged with nearly 40 offences

Albury police officers were patrolling Kaitlers Road about 8am on Thursday when they allegedly saw Natasha Harper behind the wheel of a parked Volkswagen Golf.

Police allege Harper and a male passenger, Benjamin Matthew Kennedy, tried to avoid arrest when spotted by the police members.

"As police approached the vehicle, the occupants, including the woman and a male passenger, were apprehended after attempting to flee," NSW Police said in a statement on Friday.

"Checks confirmed the 32-year-old woman was wanted on an outstanding warrant and the passenger, a 35-year-old man, was also wanted on an outstanding warrant for traffic offences.

"Both were arrested and during a search, the woman was allegedly found in possession of more than 25 identification cards and documents, suspected of being stolen, as well as a small amount of white powder, which will undergo forensic analysis."

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Police said Harper is facing nearly 40 offences including 16 counts of possessing identity information to commit an indictable offence, 16 counts of having goods in personal custody suspected of being stolen, drug possession, driving a motor vehicle during a disqualification period and dealing with the proceeds of crime.

The outstanding warrant was also executed.

Harper will be sentenced on the old matters on August 1, and did not apply for bail on the new matters in Albury Local Court on Friday.

Those charges will return to court on July 4.

She remains in custody.

Kennedy was charged with one count of having goods in personal custody suspected of being stolen.

The outstanding warrant was also executed for driving a motor vehicle during a disqualification period, negligent driving, and using a registrable vehicle without authorised number plates.

He was bailed on Friday and will return to court on June 27.

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