Police have charged a 16-year-old boy after an alleged armed robbery in Parkhurst today.
It is alleged that around 12pm the boy entered a Yaamba Road business armed with a knife and demanded cash. The male attendant compiled and the boy ran away on foot.
No one was physically during the incident.
The 16-year-old Parkhurst boy was charged with one count of armed robbery and will dealt with under the provisions of the Youth Justice Act.