At around 6.20am on Friday, February 19, three people armed with a baseball bat, broom handle and knife approached two employees of the hotel on Mann St as they were walking through a car park at the rear of the premises. Police have been told that the trio threatened employees, before a man armed with a baseball bat assaulted one of them. The armed group then entered the hotel and threatened a third employee before leaving the scene empty handed. The trio was last seen jumping a fence encompassing the premises and was believed to have driven from the scene in a white ute, heading North along Hill St. The injured employee was taken to Gosford Hospital as a precaution and was later released. Offi cers attached to Brisbane Water Local Area Command were called and established a crime scene.
Media release, Feb 19, 2016 NSW Police media