Police are investigating the armed robbery of a business at Parkinson early this morning along with a number of other offences believed linked in the area.

Around 5.15am a man entered an Algester Road bakery armed with a knife and demanded money from a female attendant at the counter.

A second man armed with a piece of wood then entered the store and smashed a glass front on a fridge before moving to the rear of the business and smashing a pot off a bench whilst also demanding money from three other staff members.

The man then took a bag of money from a bench.

At this time one of the workers armed himself with a stick and charged the offender causing him to run back to the front of the shop.

The two men attempted to take a cash register but dropped it before running outside to a waiting car.

The first man is described as being of Caucasian appearance, 170cm tall and had his face obscured by cloth

The second man is described as having a dark complexion, 190cm tall and was wearing black clothing and gloves.

No one was physically injured during the incident.

Detectives are also investigating a number of other incidents in the vicinity early today.

Around 4.30am a grocery store on Beenleigh Road at Runcorn was broken into after a window was smashed. Entry was gained and a cash register was stolen.

A break and enter of a bottle shop at Oxley Road, Graceville also occured around 4.30am, where a glass door was smashed allowing access to the business. The premises was entered and a quantity of alcohol was stolen before the offenders drove away in two cars.

Images have been released of four people who may be able to assist with their inquiries into this incident.

Around 9am this morning a woman was sitting in a car at a Forest Lake Boulevard carpark at Forest Lake when a man opened her passenger door took her bag from the passenger seat.

It is believed that two stolen vehicles are involved in these incidents which were also involved in petrol drive-offs overnight at Carseldine and Oxley.

The first is a red Holden Calais bearing Queensland registration 545MAN, which was stolen following a burglary at Victoria Avenue Woody Point on July 12.

The second is a grey jeep bearing Queensland registration 901TOR which was stolen from Nandina Court at Upper Coomera overnight on July 12 to 13.