Sydney Man Alleged to Have Faked Own Kidnapping, Busted at Beachside Café

A general view of an emergency contact number on the side of a police car at Wagga Wagga Police Station in Wagga Wagga, Australia, on May 5, 2019. Jenny Evans/Getty Images

A 31-year-old Sydney man who reportedly staged his own kidnapping has been caught by police relaxing with friends in a Sydney café.

NSW police were searching far and wide for the missing Toongabbie man after receiving reports that he had been kidnapped and assaulted shortly after 5 am on Tuesday.