64-Year-Old Man Threatened with Knife in Rutherford! Police Need Your Help. Police are urgently seeking information following an attempted armed robbery near Maitland, and they need YOUR assistance! Around 11:30 pm yesterday (Monday, August 5, 2024), officers were called to a home on Waterworks Road, Rutherford, after reports of a terrifying incident. A 64-year-old man was threatened with a knife by an assailant demanding property. When the courageous 64-year-old refused, the suspect fled. Port Stephens-Hunter Police have initiated an investigation and believe this incident may be connected to a series of break-ins on the same road on July 22, July 25, and August...