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Jodi Gordon's bizarre police raid The Daily Telegraph June 05, 2009 12:00am

HOME And Away starlet Jodi Gordon was found cowering in the bedroom of a suspected bikie's home after reports armed gunmen were trying to break in.

Police found the pair holed up in the exclusive Eastern Suburbs unit but no evidence of who they were hiding from.

The man later admitted to police he could have been hallucinating.

The bizarre episode began earlier this week when Gordon, 24, went missing from Kings Cross and ended with heavily armed officers rushing to the Bellevue Hill unit on Wednesday night.


The Logie winner was reported missing by her high-profile boyfriend and Channel 7 heir Ryan Stokes on Wednesday.

At 5.30pm the same day, the alleged bikie called police to the Birriga Rd unit claiming that five men were trying to scale his balcony. It triggered a massive response with police fearing a repeat of Sydney's bikie wars.


Gordon told police she had seen the gunmen via CCTV cameras that surround the unit. However, when police viewed the footage they found no sign that the incident had occurred.

They could only see the male resident in the backyard - no one else.

The man declined to be interviewed but Gordon agreed to accompany officers to Paddington police station, where she allegedly disclosed that cocaine had been consumed that day.


When confronted with CCTV proof that nothing had occurred, the man allegedly conceded he could have been hallucinating and said he had also consumed the sleeping tablet Stilnox.

The search was called off more than an hour after it started. It is believed the pair would not be charged with public mischief.



Detective Inspector John Maricic said he could only confirm that police had dismissed the possibility the incident had occurred.

"Police responded to reports of an incident. Subsequent inquiries revealed no such incident took place," he said.

Gordon, who lives with Mr Stokes in a Harbourfront development at Dawes Point, could not be reached for comment yesterday.

Gordon's father Ray Gordon last night told The Daily Telegraph he received a call from Kings Cross police on Wednesday to say that Ryan Stokes had reported her missing after a night out with friends.

He said he and his wife Bronwyn rushed to the city to search for her.

On the way, they received a call from Rose Bay police telling them she had been found.

"She didn't say much to me, she just said she couldn't say anything more because of what was going on with the police," he said.

Mr Gordon said he knew nothing about any suggestion of drug use or Jodi's involvement with a motorcycle gang.

"I can't believe that she would ever get into drugs. I know my girl, she's travelled the world since she was 13 years old," he said.

"We've talked about this, about drugs, and I just know she's never been into them."

Seven programming director Tim Worner said the network had spoken with Gordon, who had attended a Sydney Children's Hospital charity lunch at Hugo's Manly yesterday afternoon.

"Our main concern is for her safety and health. We will make sure that Jodi gets whatever support and understanding she needs at this time," he said.

Source: The Daily Telegraph