Appeal for information after projectiles thrown at buses - Northern Beaches

Friday, 15 November 2024 12:28:41 PM

PLEASE NOTE: Images of the damaged buses can be found on NSWPF social media pages.

Police are appealing for information following reports of projectiles being thrown at buses on the Northern Beaches.

Officers attached to Police Transport Command, North Central, have been informed that around 1.50am on Saturday 9 November 2024, a bus was travelling south bound on Burnt Creek Deviation, Balgowlah, when a large rock was thrown through its windscreen.

The 57-year-old bus driver sustained minor injuries. One passenger on the bus was uninjured.

Police commenced inquiries into the circumstances surrounding the incident, with assistance from officers attached to Northern Beaches Police Area Command.

Following inquiries, police were told two other north bound buses has been hit by projectiles at the same location at about 11.42pm on Thursday 8 November 2024 and 1.30am on Friday 9 November 2024; however they weren’t reported to police.

No one was injured in either incident, however the buses were damaged.

Initial inquiries suggest the incidents are linked.

As investigations continue, police are releasing images of the incidents and urging anyone with information, including dashcam vision or CCTV to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

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.

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