Detectives are appealing for information as an investigation continues into serious property offences in Lake Macquarie last month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Between 10pm on Tuesday 23 June 2026 and 2.30am on Wednesday 24 June 2026, unknown people forced entry to a home on Babers Road, Cooranbong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Several items, including five registered firearms, power tools, and an orange Holden Colorado were stolen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
About 4am on Wednesday 24 June 2026, emergency services were called to another home on Babers Road following reports of a vehicle fire. Police established that two individuals approached a parked SUV before it burst into flames. The vehicle was destroyed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Crime scenes at both locations were established and an investigation commenced by Lake Macquarie Detectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
CCTV from the area depicts a small white sedan and a white Ford Ranger travelling on Barbers Road before and after the incidents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Three people were also depicted on CCTV in the vicinity of the homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As inquiries into the incidents continue, police wish to speak with anyone who can identify the people or vehicles seen in the area at the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Anyone who witnessed the incidents, or who may have dash cam footage from Babers Road between 10pm Tuesday 23 June 2026 and 4 am on Wednesday 24 June 2026, is urged to contact Lake Macquarie Detectives on 02 4922 8899.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Detectives are appealing for information as an investigation continues into serious property offences in Lake Macquarie last month. Between 10pm on Tuesday 23 June 2026 and 2.30am on Wednesday 24 June 2026, unknown people forced entry to a home on Babers Road, Cooranbong. Several items, including five registered firearms, power tools, and an orange Holden … Continue reading “Appeal for information after firearms stolen, vehicle set alight \u2013 Cooranbong”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39947","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-newcastle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39947","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39947"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39947\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39948,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39947\/revisions\/39948"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39947"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39947"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39947"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}