Raptor Squad have charged a man following an aggravated robbery in the state\u2019s Hunter Region earlier this year under Strike Force Bromsgrove.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Strike Force Bromsgrove is an investigation by State Crime Command\u2019s Raptor North into a series of related aggravated robbery related incidents in the Nelson Bay area in March 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
About 5.25am on Thursday 27 March 2025, emergency services were called to Salamander Way in Salamander Bay following reports of a home invasion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On arrival, officers attached to Port Stephens Hunter Police District were told five unknown men dressed in dark clothing and face coverings \u2013 two armed with firearms, and one armed with a knife \u2013 had entered the home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The group of males allegedly threatened the home’s occupants \u2013 a 48-year-old woman and two men aged 52 and 26 \u2013 demanding drugs before stealing their mobile phones, a luxury handbag, and a luxury hat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The offenders then fled the scene in a white 4WD vehicle, suspected to be bearing stolen registration plates CX35UZ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Local police commenced initial inquiries and NSW Ambulance paramedics treated the youngest man for a suspected broken nose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The matter was then referred to State Crime Command\u2019s Raptor North who commenced investigations under Strike Force Bromsgrove.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Following extensive inquiries, about 12.30pm yesterday (Thursday 9 October 2025), strike force detectives arrested a 31-year-old man in Ultimo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He was taken to Day Street Police Station, where he was charged with accessory before the fact to robbery while armed with a dangerous weapon, and larceny value <=$2000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The man was refused bail to appear in Bail Division Local Court 7 today (Friday 10 October 2025), where police will allege the man stole the number plates used in the robbery from an address in Claremont meadows on Wednesday 26 March 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Investigations under Strike Force Bromsgrove continue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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