Dec 20 - A bad day for home invasions

3 reports on the same day in Australia of home invasion crimes.

Two women threatened with gun in Werribee home robbery
AAP
December 20, 2007 06:58am

A GIRL and a woman were threatened with a gun and knife by robbers who invaded their home in Melbourne's south-west.

Police said two men in dark clothing and hooded tops forced their way into the Shaws Road home in Werribee about 12.30am. They believe the offenders turned off the power to the property to lure the occupants outside. When one of the occupants went outside to switch it back on, the men confronted them and kicked open the front door. They demanded cash and took a mobile phone, threatening the woman, 36, inside with a knife and firearm.

The other occupant, a girl, 17, was grabbed by the men as she went to investigate the noise. The woman was locked in the garage while the men dragged the girl through the house demanding cash. The girl managed to escape, fleeing through the front door. The offenders escaped on foot, last seen running into Sanderling Street.

One of the men is described as aged 20-30, 183cm tall, thin and unshaven with a small patch of facial hair just below his lower lip. The other is described as 165cm tall of solid build.Anyone with information about the crime is asked to contact their local police or call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

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Home invasion puts woman in hospital
December 20, 2007 07:50am

POLICE are investigating an aggravated burglary in Castella which has left a 56-year-old woman in hospital.

Investigators have been told that a man broke into the Castella Rd property around midnight. Once inside, the intruder went into the bedroom and assaulted the sleeping woman. After the assault he fled the address and the woman managed to call emergency services.

She was conveyed to Maroondah Hospital with serious injuries. A 28-year-old Castella man is currently assisting police with their investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or visit the website at www.crimestoppers.com.au

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Man, 95, robbed in own home
December 20, 2007 07:35am

A 95-YEAR-OLD man has been robbed at knifepoint in a home invasion in south-western Sydney.

The elderly man was sitting on the front veranda of his Copeland St home in Liverpool yesterday afternoon, when he was robbed by two men at about 3pm, police said. One of them threatened the man with a knife, while the other went inside the house. Police say both men then fled the scene, and were last seen running up Moore St. The 95-year-old and police have yet to determine what was stolen.

One man has been described as being of white/European appearance, aged in his 20s, slim, and 170cm tall. He has brown hair and was wearing dark-coloured board shorts. The second man has been described as in his early 20s, with slim build, 173cm tall, with short dark hair and tanned skin. The two men involved were both wearing blue singlets, police said.

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