A third person has been charged with the recent theft of thousands of limited-edition Bluey coins from The Royal Australian Mint. Initially reported in July 2024, the incident involved the theft of approximately 63,000 unreleased $1 Bluey coins from a warehouse located in Wetherill Park, Sydney.
In the wake of the theft, law enforcement has arrested multiple suspects linked to the crime. A 47-year-old man was arrested shortly after the robbery occurred, and a subsequent arrest included a 44-year-old man who allegedly worked at the Sydney warehouse that housed the coins.
This week, a 27-year-old woman was arrested and charged with three counts of aggravated break and enter and disposing of stolen property. 9News Sydney shared this clip of police apprehending the woman on TikTok:
@9newssydney A third person has been charged over the alleged theft of tens of thousands of unreleased limited edition #Bluey coins from a #Sydney warehouse. The 27-year-old woman was arrested this morning after strike force detectives and officers executed a search warrant at a Green Valley property. #9News #WesternSydney #Police
In the clip, police in what appears to be swat gear kicked the woman’s door and demanded she surrender peacefully. The video ended with officers escorting the alleged heist accomplice away.
Police will allege in court that the 27-year-old woman drove the getaway vehicle in the Bluey coin heist this summer.
Following the high-profile heist, the New South Wales police launched a specialized intervention known as “Strike Force Bandit.” This task force was established specifically to address the theft of the Bluey coins and to ensure that similar incidents could be mitigated in the future. Detectives estimated the value of the stolen coins to be as high as $600,000.
As investigations unfolded, police reported that they had seized a fraction of the stolen goods, with 189 coins recovered during the arrests. Detectives also confiscated coins from the home of a legitimate coin collector who assisted in identifying the 47-year-old male suspect.
Despite thousands of missing coins, the Royal Australian Mint launched the Bluey Dollarbuck commemorative coins this September. There are ten different designs for fans to collect.
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