Police are appealing for public assistance for information following a brawl at a shopping centre on the Central Coast.
About 7pm yesterday (Thursday 11 July 2024), police were called to a shopping centre in Bay Village Road, Bateau Bay, following reports of a group of young people brawling in a food court.
Officers attached to Tuggerah Lakes Police District arrived to find the group had dispersed.
No injuries were reported, and police seized a hammer, believed to have been used in the brawl, for forensic examination.
Police have launched an investigation into the incident.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is treated in strict confidence. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.