Lake Macquarie police are investigating a late night crime wave around Wangi Wangi.
A number of local businesses, the post office and the RSL have been targeted in the crime spree, with shop front windows smashed and hundreds of dollars taken from cash registers.
The owners of a cafe in Watkins Road say the front glass door was smashed and the business ransacked, leaving them with a damage bill of $3,500.
Police are checking CCTV footage in bid to identify who's responsible.
