A man has been arrested after a bank employee was allegedly threatened in the states south.
About 3.10pm today (Friday 9 October 2026), officers from the South Coast Police District attended a bank on Carp Street, Bega, following reports of a man armed with a knife.
When officers entered the bank, the man allegedly held a knife to the throat of a 58-year-old female staff member and a number of threats were made.
After a brief verbal interaction between the man and police, officers deployed a Taser to affect the man's arrest.
The 38-year-old man was taken to Bega Police Station.
There were no reports of injuries and the knife was seized.
Inquiries into the incident are continuing.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is managed on a confidential basis. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.
