A man will appear in court today (Tuesday 13 May 2014) after being charged in relation to the armed robbery of a pub in Lewisham last year.

About 11.50pm on Monday 16 December 2013, three males, all of whom had their faces covered, entered a pub on Hunter Street in Lewisham.

The males – two of whom were armed with shortened firearms, and one who was armed with a large knife – threatened staff members with their weapons, before accessing an office where they were able to steal an amount of cash.

The trio subsequently left the location in a white Holden Commodore, the same vehicle they arrived at the location in.

An investigation into the robbery was undertaken by the Robbery and Serious Crime Squad’s Strike Force Dean, a team of detectives investigating 13 robbery-related incidents in Sydney between October 2013 and February 2014.

On Saturday (10 May 2014), detectives from the Queensland Police Service arrested a 29-year-old man in Cairns.

 

The man, from Bexley, was extradited to NSW yesterday (Monday 12 May 2014). After he arrived in Sydney, Strike Force Dean detectives transported the man to Mascot Police Station where he was charged with robbery whilst armed with a dangerous weapon.

 

He was refused bail to appear in Central Local Court today (Tuesday 13 May 2014).

 

Detectives from Strike Force Dean continue to investigate the following 13 incidents:

– The attempted armed robbery of a bowling club in Hurlstone Park shortly before 8pm on Saturday 21 September 2013;

– The attempted armed robbery of a pub in Drummoyne shortly after midday on Sunday 29 September 2013;

– The attempted armed robbery of a gambling venue in Bexley North around 6pm on Monday 21 October 2013, as well as the theft of wallets from two of the venue’s customers;

– The armed robbery of a pub in Canterbury around 11.45pm on Monday 21 October 2013;

– The armed robbery of a pub in Kingsgrove about 2.15am on Wednesday 5 November 2013;

– The armed robbery of a pub in West Ryde shortly before 11.30pm on Saturday 23 November 2013;

– The theft of a blue Honda Accord from a property on Windsor Road, Dulwich Hill, during the night of Friday 29 November 2013;

– The armed robbery of a pub in Kingsgrove around 1am on Saturday 30 November 2013;

– The armed robbery of a pub in Earlwood around 2.30am on Wednesday 4 December 2013;

– The armed robbery of a pub in West Ryde about 11pm on Wednesday 11 December 2013;

– The armed robbery of pub in Lewisham around 11.50pm on Monday 16 December 2013;

– The armed robbery of a bowling club in Belfield about 10.20pm on Friday 7 February 2014; and,

– The armed robbery of a pub in Belmore around 1.45am on Tuesday 11 February 2014.