Raptor Squad have charged a man following an aggravated robbery in the state's Hunter Region earlier this year under Strike Force Bromsgrove.
Strike Force Bromsgrove is an investigation by State Crime Command's Raptor North into a series of related aggravated robbery related incidents in the Nelson Bay area in March 2025.
About 5.25am on Thursday 27 March 2025, emergency services were called to Salamander Way in Salamander Bay following reports of a home invasion.
On arrival, officers attached to Port Stephens Hunter Police District were told five unknown men dressed in dark clothing and face coverings – two armed with firearms, and one armed with a knife – had entered the home.
The group of males allegedly threatened the home's occupants – a 48-year-old woman and two men aged 52 and 26 – demanding drugs before stealing their mobile phones, a luxury handbag, and a luxury hat.
The offenders then fled the scene in a white 4WD vehicle, suspected to be bearing stolen registration plates CX35UZ.
Local police commenced initial inquiries and NSW Ambulance paramedics treated the youngest man for a suspected broken nose.
The matter was then referred to State Crime Command's Raptor North who commenced investigations under Strike Force Bromsgrove.
Following extensive inquiries, about 7.50am today (Wednesday 26 November 2025), strike force detectives arrested a 21-year-old man in Prestons.
The man was taken to Liverpool Police Station, where he was charged with robbery while armed with dangerous weapon and participate in a criminal group.
He was refused bail to appear in Liverpool Local Court today, where police will allege in court the man was allegedly armed with a shotgun during the home invasion, which he used to assault the occupants of the home.
Investigations under Strike Force Bromsgrove continue.
