Glamorous Instagram star, 25, is arrested after being 'found with mysterious haul of two Nike shoe boxes full of credit cards, men's cufflinks and prescription forms'
- An Instagram model and single mum was arrested in Sydney on Wednesday
- Monique Marina Agostino, 25, was wanted by police after breaching her bail
- Officers from Strike Force Raptor apprehended Agostino in Sydney's west
- She faced court on Thursday charged with three counts of stealing goods
- Agostino was accused of stealing cufflinks, credit cards and prescriptions
A glamorous Instagram model has been arrested after she was allegedly found with a haul of stolen goods inside two Nike shoe boxes.
Monique Marina Agostino, 25, was swooped on by Strike Force Raptor officers at Harris Park, western Sydney, on Wednesday and charged with three counts of stealing goods.
The former northern beaches schoolgirl appeared at Parramatta Local Court on Thursday accused of breaching bail conditions and stealing the collection of odd items, The Daily Telegraph reported.
Instagram model Monique Marina Agostino (pictured) was arrested on Wednesday over an outstanding warrant and charged with three counts of stealing goods
The single mother (pictured) appeared in Parramatta Local Court on Thursday
Agostino, 25, was accused of keeping a haul of odd stolen goods in two Nike shoe boxes
Agostino pleaded not guilty to the charges after allegedly stealing men's cufflinks, photo identification cards, Medicare cards, four bank cards, a pensioner's prescription forms and vehicle registration papers.
Police had been searching for Agostino, a single mother who grew up in Belrose, for an outstanding arrest warrant when they stopped the silver Subaru Forester she was driving.
Magistrate Kevin Hocking granted Agostino bail on the conditions that she report to Blacktown police station daily and adhere to a curfew between 10pm and 6am.
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Agostino, who briefly worked at a real estate agency in Manly, was released on bail earlier this year after appealing against a jail sentence she was handed in December.
She was sentenced to 18 months behind bars over a string of charges linked to break-and-enter robberies on cafes and convenience stores in November 2018.
Agostino was involved in a break-in at the Pound of Pizza restaurant and attempted break-ins at the House of Fruit convenience store and Le Parisien Cafe in Killarney Heights on November 6.
The group then drove 15km to St Ives where they broke into the Stanley Street Café less than an hour after the first attacks.
The single mother went on a burglary spree in November 2018, targeting several cafes and convenience stores across Sydney's northern beaches
Agostino has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for her role in the spate of burglaries, which included breaking into four premises in less than one hour
Agostino was granted bail on Thursday and is set to appear at court at a later date
Less than three weeks later, Agostino was again involved in a burglary, breaking in to the Forestville Bakery where $1000 was stolen.
Agostino was sentenced in 2019 to 18 months in jail for the break-and-enter robberies on cafes and convenience stores
The court heard how Agostino drove a number of teenage boys wearing black masks to the shops where they jemmied open the doors using a chisel.
Her appeal was scheduled to be heard at Downing Centre court on July 22.
Agostino was also sentenced on a second separate spate of charges for crimes committed at Blacktown Westfield Shopping Centre in May 2019.
Those charges were for offences including possessing three diazepam tablets - a restricted benzodiazepine once known as Valium, possessing the prohibited drug ice, possessing a knife in Target and stealing a $90 jacket from budget clothing retailer Supré.
She also received separate jail terms of two months apiece in 2019 for a series of bail offences for failing to appear in court.
Agostino's matter will return to court at a later date.
Pictured: Agostino outside court in February 2019 after skipping her first court date
Agostino attended school in the Northern Beaches and previously worked as a real estate agent in Manly
