Police are appealing for public assistance following an aggravated break and enter at West Tamworth yesterday, NSW Police say.
Officers from Oxley Local Area Command were called to a unit on Gipps Street around 6am yesterday, after a 96-year-old man woke to find another man in his bedroom.
The man demanded cash and stole a wallet and keys before leaving the unit.
A crime scene was established and examined by specialist forensic officers.
Anyone with information about the incident is urged to contact Tamworth Police or Crime Stoppers.
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