Police are continuing to appeal for information following a break and enter during which a woman was sexually touched while asleep in Blacktown earlier this year.
About 1am on Tuesday 3 March 2026, police were called to a unit on Fifth Avenue, Blacktown, following reports of a break and enter.
Police attended and were told a man broke into the home before entered the bedroom and sexually touching a woman – aged in her 30s – while she was asleep.
Officers attached to Blacktown Police Area Command attended and established a crime scene.
Detectives, assisted by State Crime Command's Sex Crimes Squad, have commenced an investigation under Strike Force Nevbrom.
As investigations continue, police are hoping to speak to a man who was seen nearby following the incident.
He is described as being of thin build, aged in his 20s, about 160cm tall, with short hair.
The man was last seen wearing white shorts, a dark coloured top and work boots.
As inquiries continue, detectives have identified other similar incidents spanning back to December 2025, where underwear has been stolen from a clothesline, and a man was reported to be looking through a window on Fifth Avenue.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Blacktown Police Station or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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.
