Brimbank Embona detectives have charged a man with armed robbery after separate incidents in Footscray and Sunshine yesterday.
Police arrested a man after a report of an alleged attempted armed robbery outside a hotel in Sunshine at about 2pm. The man is alleged to have committed a subsequent armed robbery around the corner in Glengala Road.
Police believe the man was also involved in an earlier armed robbery in Gordon Street, Footscray.
Travis Marsh, 18-years-old from Footscray, was charged with two counts of armed robbery and attempted armed robbery.
He was remanded in custody overnight and will appear before the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court today.