Three teenagers have been arrested after an elderly man was tied up and assaulted in his Wellsford home last night.
Three boys aged 16 and 15 will appear in court today on charges of aggravated burglary and kidnapping.
Police said the 79-year-old man responded to a knock at his door at 7.30pm last night.
When no-one was at the door he walked out to his front gate and was then approached by a boy.
He noticed two other boys near his laundry, and he was forced back into his house.
Police said the man was knocked to the ground, assaulted and then tied up while the other two offenders allegedly went through his house.
The offenders allegedly took the keys to the victim's two cars, a Ford Falcon and a Ford ute, and fled in the vehicles.
The elderly man managed to free himself and ran to a neighbour's address to raise the alarm.
Police were called and a patrol car noticed the stolen cars driving south on State Highway 1.
The Ford Falcon was stopped with road spikes near the Johnstone's Hill Tunnel and two offenders were arrested at the scene.
A short time later, a Motorway Patrol unit located and stopped the Ford ute, and arrested the third male.
The victim was taken to hospital at around 11pm for a check-up, and police believed he did not suffer any serious injuries.
