CRIME REPORT

MARRICKVILLE Four robbers armed with guns and machetes held up hundreds of players in a bingo hall last month. Marrickville police said they entered the hall about 9.40pm on February 24. They held up about 250 people playing bingo and threatened them with guns and machetes. They demanded money from the manager. The four fled with cash in a suspected stolen black sedan. They were last seen travelling west on Addison Rd. No one was injured but paramedics treated people for shock.

CAMPERDOWN A man will face court after being found carrying alleged stolen mail last Saturday. Police were patrolling Kingston Rd about 4.50pm when they saw the man, 29, of Alexandria, crouching in a doorway of a unit block. They searched him and found a large amount of mail belonging to residents. Police also found pliers, a knife and a screwdriver. Checks revealed the man was in breach of bail. He is due to appear at Balmain Local Court on March 21.

ST PETERS A man found barely conscious after reportedly ingesting a large quantity of a date-rape drug will face court next week. Police found the man, 36, slumped in his car in a fast-food restaurant carpark last month about 7.30pm. Police allege he took large amounts of the drug GHB. The man was conscious. An ambulance took him to RPA. Police found a number of vials of the drug as well as other drugs inside the man’s vehicle. He is due to attend Newtown Local Court on Tuesday to answer drug possession charges.

MARRICKVILLE Police issued a man, 32, with a cannabis caution last Tuesday. Police searched the Marrickville man and found cannabis after receiving information. He was stopped while walking from his vehicle. They found cannabis inside a cigarette packet. He was arrested and interviewed before receiving a cannabis caution notice.

GLEBE Police are seeking public assistance to find a disabled man who is missing. Basil Bergin, 27, was last seen leaving his home on Derwent St about 9.15am last Saturday. Police have serious concerns for Mr Bergin’s welfare as he suffers from deafness and epilepsy which requires medication. He is described as of Caucasian appearance, 193cm tall, with a large build and blond hair.

NEWTOWN Nearby residents were evacuated after a fire ripped through a derelict King St terrace house last Thursday. Leichhardt police were patrolling King St, near the intersection of Dickson St, when they saw the two-storey house was on fire about 11.15pm. Occupants of an adjoining terrace house were evacuated as a precaution. Firefighters extinguished the blaze and a crime scene was established. A cause of the fire is yet to be determined.

PYRMONT Two men jumped out of a BMW Z4 and allegedly wrestled a 50-year-old man to the ground before robbing him last Friday. City Central police said the man was walking along Bank St about 4.10am when he was approached by the grey BMW. Two men got out and allegedly grabbed him around the legs. The man’s wallet was taken. The two men were described as wearing black jumpers and white shoes. One had a hood over his head and the other was wearing a white baseball cap.

CANADA BAY Police are warning residents about car security after an increase in thefts. Police said that in particular Toyota Rav 4 and Hilux models were being targeted in the Canada Bay local government area. Drivers are being urged to ensure their vehicles are locked and secured at all times.

BURWOOD Police charged a man with aggravated robbery after he tried to do the dash on them recently. Police allege an Asian man was assaulted and robbed on March 1 on Shaftesbury Rd. They said the alleged offender, a 40-year-old Glebe man, assaulted the victim, causing a head injury. The man allegedly stole the victim’s bag and fled into Belmore St. Police searched a unit block in Belmore St and found the 40-year-old. He then tried to run away. He was charged with aggravated robbery with wounding. He was refused bail and will appear at Burwood Local Court on April 30.

NORTH STRATHFIELD An alleged armed robber will face court next month after being charged over a screwdriver theft. Police said a man, 20, was held up with a screwdriver on George St last month. The offender demanded cash. Police arrested a Berala man, 22, shortly after. He was charged with armed robbery. He was refused bail and will appear at Burwood Local Court on April 18.

LIDCOMBE Two men have been charged and firearms seized following a robbery last month. A man, 28, was robbed by two men at knifepoint on a train heading to Parramatta. He was not injured. On February 7, police executed two search warrants at premises in Auburn and arrested and charged a man, 23. Last Friday police executed a search warrant at a Fairfield address and seized ecstasy tablets, ice and a replica pistol. A man, 19, was charged with armed robbery, drug supply and possess prohibited weapon. He appeared at Parramatta Local Court last Saturday.

BURWOOD A man faced court last Saturday charged with importing an illicit precursor chemical and manufacturing ice in a clandestine laboratory. About 7am last Friday, police executed search warrants at two units in the same apartment block in Burwood. Police seized documents and cash before arresting a man, 26. Police also found a clandestine laboratory they allege was being used to manufacture ice. The man was refused bail to appear in Parramatta Bail Court.

STRATHFIELD Two police officers were taken to hospital after being injured while intervening in a brawl at Strathfield station last Sunday. Police patrolled the station about 12.30am when they heard a fight on a train that had arrived from Gosford. Police were allegedly assaulted when they tried to break up the fight. A sergeant, 31, suffered concussion after being punched in the head, while a constable, 38, suffered back and facial injuries after falling while arresting a man. Both were taken to Concord Hospital.

ST PETERS A man found barely conscious after reportedly imbibing a large quantity of a date-rape drug will face court next week. Police found the man, 36, slumped in his car in a fast food restaurant carpark last month. Police allege he had taken large amounts of the drug GHB. The man was found conscious and breathing. An ambulance took him to RPA. Police found a number of vials of the drug as well as other drugs inside the man’s vehicle. He is due to attend Newtown Local Court on Tuesday to answer drug possession charges.