Police are appealing for public assistance as they continue to investigate an aggravated robbery and attempted kidnapping on the Central Coast.
At about 11pm on Friday, September 27, 2019, officers attached to Brisbane Water Police District were called to a home on Satinash Dve, Hamlyn Terrace, following reports that a man had been seriously injured.
Police were told that a 24-year-old man was outside the home when a black Holden Commodore attended the location about 9.45pm.
A group of men exited the vehicle before assaulting the man and stealing his wallet and mobile phones.
The men then entered the home before attempting to kidnap the 24-year-old man.
They left the scene in the Commodore a short time later.
The injured man was taken to Gosford Hospital for treatment.
He has since been released.
Investigators believe the incident may be linked to a home invasion reported ten days earlier on Tuesday, September 17, 2019.
At about 8pm, three men entered a home on Ghersi Ave, Wamberal, and threatened a 29-year-old man and 25-year-old woman with a hammer and a baseball bat, before stealing cash and personal items.
Brisbane Water Police District Crime Manager, Acting Inspector Evan Davies, said there are people on the Central Coast with knowledge of the incidents who need to come forward.
“Police do not believe that either of these incidents were random.
“These were targeted crimes and we know there are people out there withholding information,” A/Insp Davies said.
Police are also investigating whether the incidents are linked to outlaw motorcycle gangs.
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Brisbane Water Police District