Thursday, 3 December 2020

BREAKING! 20-year-old Man Woken By Thief Armed With Knife in Birmingham Gardens

BY ISABEL EVERETT

Police are investigating an aggravated break and enter at a Newcastle home on Thursday. 

About 3.45am officers were called to a home on Moore Street, Birmingham Gardens, after reports the home had been ransacked.

Police have been told a 20-year-old male resident was asleep in his room when he was woken by a man armed with a knife.

The armed man threatened him before taking several items from the room.

The man left through a back door.

It’s believed a mobile phone, a wallet and a silver Nissan Pulsar with NSW registration plates DAT 46B were taken.

Police established a crime scene and have commenced an investigation into the incident.

The man is described as being aged in his mid to late-20s, with a medium build and an olive complexion. He was last seen wearing dark clothing and a cap.

Police are urging anyone in the nearby area who may have CCTV or dashcam footage of surrounding streets or who may have seen or heard anything suspicious between 3.30am and 4.30am on Thursday December 3 to contact police or Crime Stoppers.