Residents terrified as police helicopters circle overhead blasting messages in Blue Mountains manhunt
A police operation began on Monday morning in Hazelbrook, a town located 16 kilometres east of Katoomba in the Blue Mountains.
In a video obtained by 7NEWS.com.au, the PolAir unit can be heard describing a 34-year-old Caucasian man, approximately 175cm tall, dressed entirely in black, barefoot, with shoulder-length blonde hair.
Police have urged anyone who has seen the man to contact them immediately via a loudspeaker announcement.
Residents have taken to social media to express their fears and frustrations about the ongoing police operation.
'Should we lock up? Stay inside till they have a handle on the situation? I'm a little terrified,' one resident wrote on social media.
'They are circling my block it's all we can hear right now. My eight-year-old is freaked,' another added.
'Police should update their fb page instead of scaring people. Is this guy dangerous?' a third comment read.
NSW Police have been contacted for comment.
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