Police seize car, router in Orange kidnapping investigation
Police are renewing calls for information after a man was allegedly kidnapped at knifepoint before stealing and torching his car in Orange.
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Detectives are hunting a group of men who allegedly kidnapped and assaulted a man in Orange before torching his car.
The 54-year-old was sitting in his sedan on Maxwell Ave near Wellington about 1.30am on May 15, when he was allegedly approached by three men.
Police allege the group threatened him with a knife, bashed him, and forced him into the back seat of his own car.
They then drove towards Wellington before allegedly dumping him in Euchareena and fleeing in his vehicle.
The man was treated by paramedics and taken to hospital.
He has since been discharged.
Hours later, just after 6am, the car was found engulfed in flames at Nanima Mission in Wellington.
Firefighters extinguished the blaze, but the vehicle was destroyed.
Officers from the Central West Police District launched Strike Force Collingwood to investigate.
A 43-year-old woman was previously arrested during a search at a Currong Cres home in Orange, where police seized multiple electronic devices.
She remains before the courts.
On Wednesday, detectives executed two more search warrants in Wellington, seizing a Nissan Navara and an internet router.
Inquiries are ongoing.
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