Two men have been charged following alleged robberies at Faulconbridge and Winmalee on Sunday.
Police said a man entered the liquor store on the Great Western Highway, Faulconbridge about 12.20pm and allegedly threatened the attendant. He then fled in a blue car with cash and cigarettes.
The second incident occurred just before 1.30pm, when a man entered the Coles supermarket on White Cross Road, Winmalee. He allegedly threatened an employee before fleeing with cash and cigarettes.
A blue Daihatsu Charade believed to be connected with the incidents was located in Springwood but no-one was inside.
Following further inquiries, police attended a home in Burns Road, Springwood on Sunday afternoon. One man was arrested in the home and another a short distance away when he allegedly tried to flee from police.
Both men were taken to Springwood Police Station and charged. A 33-year-old man was charged with two counts of robbery and breach of bail. A 32-year-old man was charged with receiving stolen property.
Car, bike collide
A man has been airlifted to hospital in a serious condition after a collision between a motorcycle and a car at Mt Victoria on Sunday. The motorcyclist, believed to be in his 40s, was trapped underneath the car. He was stabilised by ambulance paramedics as a helicopter was dispatched from Sydney. It landed in a nearby park and the medical trauma team further assessed and stabilised the man, before he was able to be released from underneath the car. The man was trapped for over an hour. He was airlifted to Westmead Hospital in a serious but stable condition. The occupants of the car were treated on scene by ambulance paramedics for shock.
BROKEN LEG
A woman was rescued after falling in the Grand Canyon at Blackheath on Saturday. About 4pm, the 58-year-old Dutch tourist fell and injured herself while on a bush walk. Another walker on the trail walked 40 minutes back to the Evans Lookout car park to contact emergency services.
A tour operator on the trail also came across the woman and her family and activated a portable locator beacon which advised the Australian Search & Rescue headquarters in Canberra of the incident.
Due to smoke from nearby back burning, a multi-agency rescue effort was activated with Blue Mountains Police, Police Rescue, NSW Ambulance Special Operations, Rural Fire Service and SES personnel attending.
The woman was located at about 6pm by emergency services about 6pm, who then carried her out of the canyon. She was treated by paramedics for two broken bones in her lower leg before being taken to Nepean Hospital where she remains in a stable condition.
