Witnesses sought for train incident
A man has been arrested and charged after he threatened three men and demanded they hand over money while travelling on a northbound train on Wednesday, April 3.
A 20-year-old man boarded the train at Woy Woy about 5:40am.
He was later joined by two other male friends who boarded the train at Wyong and Warnervale.
The three friends sat in the rear carriage on the lower level where they were allegedly approached by a man who began to argue with them.
The friends decided to move to the upper level of the carriage, however, the man followed and continued to argue.
The man then allegedly threatened the friends and demanded they hand over cash.
The trio disembarked the train at Morisset where they informed police of the incident.
The police located the 29-year-old Bateau Bay man at Awaba.
He was arrested and taken to Toronto Police Station where he was charged with demand property with menaces with intent to steal.
He appeared at Toronto Local Court later on the same day where he was granted conditional bail.
He will reappear in June.
Police believe there may have been a number of commuters in the carriage at the time of the incident and are appealing for those witnesses to contact police by calling Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
All information will be treated with the strictest of confidence.
Media Release, 3 Apr 2013
NSW Police Media