Two men have faced court charged over an alleged aggravated break-in in Broken Hill.
Just after 4:00am on Wednesday (26 June 2024), two men, one allegedly armed with a knife, attended a home on Garnet Street to speak with a man known to them.
The occupant, a 41-year-old man, had answered the door when one of the men allegedly threatened him with a knife and entered the home before taking cigarettes, and car keys.
The pair then left in the man’s Holden Commodore.
About 12.30pm Wednesday a 49-year-old old man attended Broken Hill Police Station and was arrested.
Following inquiries, about 9.10pm Wednesday, police were patrolling William Street, Broken Hill, when they sighted the car.
Police followed the vehicle and located it abandoned on O’Neil Street and sighted the driver on foot.
Officers commenced a foot pursuit, and a 36-year-old man was arrested a short time later and taken to Broken Hill Police Station.
Both men were charged with aggravated break and enter dwelling in company steal.
