A man was so frightened when he saw a group of men trying to break his door down he fled to nearby fields to hide.
The victim called police following after hearing a commotion outside his front door and spotted that men were armed with weapons.
Detective Sergeant Gary Hewson of Nottinghamshire Police is leading the investigation. He said: “This must have been a terrifying experience for the victim who reported the aggravated burglary in Hall Lane in Brinsley at around 3.15pm yesterday.
“Officers arrived and saw a vehicle leaving the scene, whilst other men were spotted to have ran from the scene.
“They were located in the immediate vicinity of the incident within minutes and detained.
“Two 20-year-old men and two 17-years-old have been arrested on suspicion of aggravated burglary. They remain in police custody.
“A baseball bat and a zombie knife, along with stolen property have been recovered.
“Thankfully no one was injured.”
“Nottinghamshire Police takes all reports of burglary seriously and any reports involving violence are something which we work extremely hard to tackle.
“I would urge anyone with information about this incident to come forward and help the investigation.
“We are also appealing for members of the public to check their dash cam footage and get in touch with us if you can help with our enquiries.”
Anyone with information should call Nottinghamshire Police on 101, quoting incident number 364 of 7 December 2020.
