<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A boy aged 13 has been charged with robbery, assault and breach of bail offences over an alleged crime spree in Sydney this month.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Events began last Tuesday when police were called to a hotel on Devonshire Street, Surry Hills, over reports of a robbery.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Officers were told an unknown boy had stolen a 36-year-old woman's backpack before running away.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/anthony-albanese-donald-trump-meeting-white-house-oval-office/86dff558-6189-4a00-9b65-d40d7f055505"><strong><span>Awkward Trump and Rudd moment in historic meeting</span></strong></a><strong></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Shortly later, an alleged assault was reported at Central Station, where a 59-year-old man intervened when the same boy was following a group of women.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police learnt the man confronted the teenager to give the women time to leave the area.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The boy is accused of punching the man several times in the face before attempting to steal items from him.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/boy-aged-13-charged-with-robbery-and-assault-in-sydney/7d2f0bd9-3d4d-49e2-8d08-facf63578fd7" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>No medical treatment was necessary for the man.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police launched a search for the boy and early yesterday arrested him at Seaforth on the Northern Beaches when they were called to an abandoned, stolen Toyota ute that had crashed on Burnt Bridge Creek Deviation.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The teenager was refused bail and is due to face the children's court today. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f"><em><strong><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. Available on the</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727"><em><strong><span>Apple App Store</span></strong></em></a><span> </span><em><strong><span>and</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU"><em><strong><span>Google Play</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span>.</span></strong></em></div></div>