About 9.20pm on Monday, September 26, two men allegedly forced entry to the second-storey bedroom of a home in Caddens, where they threatened a 29-year-old man with a handgun.
The man was able to free himself before he ran from the property and the two men left in a grey hatchback with another two men.
The State Crime Command’s Robbery and Serious Crime Squad formed Strike Force Ghinni and as part of ongoing inquiries, detectives also commenced an investigation into the kidnapping of a man last month.
Police have been told about 1.20pm on Wednesday, October 12, the man was approached by four males – one of which was armed with a handgun – in a carpark on Morrison Road, Ryde. He was allegedly assaulted and taken in a vehicle to an unknown location, where he was threatened and assaulted further. The man has since recovered from his injuries.
During an early morning raid, Police arrested a 29-year-old in Revesby and charged him with conspiracy to commit offence in company robbery while armed with dangerous weapon, special aggravated break and enter commit serious indictable offence-weapon, kidnap in company with intent serious indictable offence occasion actual bodily harm, knowingly/recklessly direct criminal group assist crime, acquire pistol subject to firearms prohibition order, and two counts of possess unauthorised pistol, and a 17-year-old boy who was charged with conspiracy to commit offence in company robbery while armed with dangerous weapon, special aggravated break and enter commit serious indictable offence-weapon, participate criminal group contribute criminal activity, and possess unauthorised pistol.
Two other men, aged 32 and 31, were also charged.
