At 11:25pm on Tuesday the 6th September 2016, Launceston Police responded to a report of an aggravated armed robbery in Conway Street, Mowbray.

A local taxi driver was responding to a call to the corner of Conway Street and Caswell Street where he was met by two males. The males lured the taxi driver into a nearby gravel carpark where they stole his mobile phone and produced a large knife. The males demanded money from the driver before running away from the scene.

The taxi driver was not physically harmed during the robbery and no money was taken.

At this stage, no arrests have been made and police are following a number of lines of inquiry.