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<\/p>\nA man has been refused bail after being charged with damaging EV charging stations across the NSW Central Coast and Newcastle regions.<\/p>\n
Dylan Hyland, 29, was arrested in the Lake Macquarie suburb of Kahibah, after police seized 17 EV charging plugs, large bags filled with stripped cables, cutting tools and a taser.<\/p>\n
A vehicle allegedly used in the incidents was also seized.<\/p>\n
Mr Hyland is facing a total of 26 charges relating to damage to multiple charging stations between June 12 and June 30, at locations including Gosford, Erina, Tuggerah, Newcastle, Hamilton, Swansea and Raymond Terrace.<\/p>\n
Defence lawyer Danka Durovic made a formal application for Mr Hyland’s release.<\/p>\n
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Police seized multiple bags full of stripped cables. (Supplied: NSW Police)<\/p>\n
But police prosecutor Simon Steward said the case against Mr Hyland was strong and opposed bail.<\/p>\n
“There’s a distinctive white Ford Ranger truck that’s been located nearby or at the sites of where the copper cables or infrastructure have been damaged and then taken,” Mr Steward said.<\/p>\n
“It would appear there is a similar sort of offending at each of those sites, where the cables have been removed and then transported away in that Ford Ranger.”<\/p>\n
Mr Steward argued Mr Hyland’s release would endanger the community and that there was a significant risk of serious offending.<\/p>\n
Ms Durovic told the court Mr Hyland had connections with his community, was a practising Jehovah’s Witness and attended church services on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n
She said Mr Hyland would accept any bail conditions imposed by the court, including that he not go within 100 metres of an EV charging station.<\/p>\n
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Police allege 17 EV charging plugs were found at a home at Kahibah, near Newcastle. (Supplied: NSW Police)<\/p>\n
Mr Hyland also addressed the court directly, pleading for his release from custody.<\/p>\n
“I’ll do whatever it takes,” he said.<\/p>\n
“I’m not a bad person. I can provide video of other people using my car, it’s not me.<\/p>\n
“I was supposed to have knee surgery today.”<\/p>\n
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Dylan Hyland is facing a total of 26 charges. (Supplied: NSW Police)<\/p>\n
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