One person was held against their will by two armed intruders during a home invasion in Paradise on Thursday night, according to police.

The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary says the pair were part of four men who were arrested following a violent break and enter and robbery on Angel's Road, just before midnight.

Tyler Donahue, 23, and Abdifatah Mohamed, 27, have been charged with forcible confinement, unlawful possession of a firearm, alongside robbery and break and entry.

Mitchell Nippard, 25, and Gary Thomas Hennessey, 32, have been charged with break and entry.

Three of the four men have criminal records in Newfoundland and Labrador, one with convictions as serious as assault with a weapon.

Tyler Donahue, Gary Hennessey, Mitchell Nippard and Abdifatah Mohamed appear in provincial court in St. John's on Friday. (Ted Dillon/CBC)

Police got a report of a violent break-in around 11:30 p.m. Thursday.

Two people were in the home at the time of the break-in, and said armed, masked men forced their way into the home and fled with electronics and jewelry.

Police said no one was injured in the break-in, and they believe the incident was targeted.

A home on Angels Road in Paradise is blocked off Friday, as ground crews search the area. (Garrett Barry/CBC)

Officers found an abandoned vehicle in a wooded area near Dawes Road. A police dog unit was brought in, and two men were found a short time later. A firearm was seized.

A second suspect vehicle was stopped on Topsail Pond Road a short time later, and two other men were arrested.

'On edge'

Matthew Noseworthy, who lives just a few houses down from the building where the incident is alleged to have occurred, said he saw a commotion when drove home at about midnight.

Matthew Noseworthy said the alleged attack has left the neighbourhood shaken. (John Pike/CBC)

He said he saw police cars scattered about, and what appeared to be men being placed under arrest. It's unusual for a neighbourhood like this, he says.

"This neighbourhood is very quiet and peaceful. Most people know eachother, very neighbourly," he said.

He said it's harder to feel safe after an incident with violence.

"It's terrifying, it really puts everybody on edge. It's not something I would have expected here, but you know, I guess times are changing and nobody is immune to that kind of thing now."

Bob O'Keefe lives down the road from where a woman was allegedly robbed. He says the police response would have been bigger if there was a concern for public safety. (John Pike/CBC)

Just down the road, Bob O'Keefe says he's not worried at all.

"This is the biggest thing up here, now, in recent memory," he said. He added that a targeted incident means "it's got nothing to do with anybody else here."

Targeted incident, police say

All four men appeared in provincial court in St. John's Friday afternoon. Their case was set over until Monday for a bail hearing.

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Rovers Search and Rescue were still on the scene in Paradise Friday, combing through the Dawes Road area.

Police tape was blocking the entrance to the home on Angels Road, as about 10 people searched the wooded area near Three Island Pond.