A 21-YEAR-OLD man has faced court over his alleged involvement in an aggravated robbery in Salamander Bay earlier this year.
The arrest, made by NSW Police’s Raptor Squad, comes after an investigation into a series of aggravated robbery related incidents in the Nelson Bay area in March 2025.
About 5.25am on Thursday 27 March 2025, emergency services were called to Salamander Way in Salamander Bay following reports of a home invasion.
On arrival, officers attached to Port Stephens Hunter Police District were told five unknown men dressed in dark clothing and face coverings – two armed with firearms, and one armed with a knife – had entered the home.
The group of males allegedly threatened the home’s occupants – a 48-year-old woman and two men aged 52 and 26 – demanding drugs before stealing their mobile phones, a luxury handbag, and a luxury hat.
The offenders then fled the scene in a white 4WD vehicle suspected to be bearing stolen registration plates.
Local police commenced initial inquiries and NSW Ambulance paramedics treated the youngest man for a suspected broken nose.
The matter was then referred to State Crime Command’s Raptor North who commenced investigations under Strike Force Bromsgrove.
Following extensive inquiries, strike force detectives arrested 21-year-old Ravon Sio in Prestons, a suburb in south-west Sydney, about 7.50am on Wednesday 26 November.
Mr Sio was taken to Liverpool Police Station, where he was charged with “robbery while armed with dangerous weapon” and “participate in a criminal group”.
He was refused bail to appear in Liverpool Local Court on Wednesday, 26 November.
He will appear again before court in Newcastle on 21 January 2026.
Investigations under Strike Force Bromsgrove continue.
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