7 March 2016 – Armed Robbery – Grocery Store – Cairns
Published March 11, 2016 | 
Police, on the scene quickly following an armed robbery in Cairns this morning, arrested the alleged offender approximately 200 meters from the scene of the crime.
Police will allege that a man armed with a knife threatened a 19-year-old male store employee and a 35-year-old male customer, before stealing cash from a Sheridan Street grocery store around 2.25am.
A man aged in his 20’s is currently assisting detectives from the Cairns Criminal Investigation Branch.
No one was physically injured during the robbery and police investigations are continuing.
