20 June 2017 – Arrest – Armed Robbery – Pharmacy – Aitkenvale
Published June 23, 2017 | 
Police have charged a man following an armed robbery that occurred last night in Aitkenvale.
Officers were called to a pharmacy on Ross River Road at 7.20pm following reports a man had entered the store allegedly armed with a knife.
It is further alleged that the man made threats and then fled the scene with a quantity of medication.
No one was injured as a result of the incident and a man was located by police a short time later.
A 47-year-old Aitkenvale man has been charged with one count each of armed robbery and enter premises with intent.
He is due to appear in the Townsville Magistrates Court this morning.
