Acting Superintendent Dean Johnstone, Commander of the Campbelltown City police area command, will address the media this morning over the theft of a car from a carwash and a subsequent crash in Ambarvale.
The incident started around 3.30am when a man at a car wash in Atchison Road, Macquarie Fields was threatened by three people armed with a knife.
Two left in his car, taking his mobile phone and wallet, while a third followed on a scooter.
The victim, a 48-year-old man from Minto, walked to Macquarie Fields Police Station and reported the incident; he was distressed but not injured.
Police had circulated a description of the stolen car and commenced inquiries when, about 45 minutes later, a woman called Triple Zero (000) to report she’d been involved in a crash at Ambarvale with a car matching the description of the stolen vehicle.
She told police after the head-on crash on Copperfield Drive that two people got out of the other vehicle and left on a scooter.
The woman was treated for chest injuries by NSW Ambulance paramedics after her car’s airbag was triggered by the impact.
Crime scenes have now been established in both Macquarie Fields and Ambarvale.
Police have been told all three people were wearing black clothing with their faces covered.
One was armed with a knife.
Investigators are appealing for anyone with relevant dashcam vision from the vicinity of Atchison Road to Copperfield Drive, between 3.30am-4.30am, to contact police.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Campbelltown Police or Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au.
