Thursday 21 July 2022

Police appeal after alleged Swansea break and enter

BY DAKOTA TAIT

Police are appealing to the public to find two vehicles missing, after an alleged aggravated break and enter at Swansea on Thursday morning. 

About 2am, two unknown males stole a black BMW sedan, with NSW registration CMF78E, from the driveway of a home on Lakeside Drive, Swansea. 

As the vehicle drove from the scene, a silver Mercedes sedan, with NSW registration DNM95U, drove to the same address and two unknown males left the vehicle and entered the same home. 

The men left the scene a short time later with a number of items, before returning a second time and disturbing the occupant. 

The 43-year-woman confronted the males before being threatened with a knife, though she wasn't injured during the incident.

The men left the scene in the Mercedes - it's believed to have been stolen from an address in Greenwich between 11pm on Tuesday 19 July and 7.30am on Wednesday 20 July.

About 2.25am, officers were notified when the drivers of the BMW and Mercedes failed to pay for petrol at a service station on the Pacific Highway at Swansea. 

About 3.45am, the woman’s debit card was used at a fast-food restaurant on the Pacific Highway at Thornleigh. 

Anyone with information is being urged to contact Triple Zero or Crime Stoppers.