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17 June 2018 – Armed Robbery – Pharmacy – Lake Macquarie

Published June 22, 2018 | By admin

A man has been charged over an armed robbery at a pharmacy near Lake Macquarie yesterday.

About 3.45pm (Saturday 16 June 2018), police will allege a man entered a pharmacy in Singleton Street, Belmont.

He allegedly threatened a staff member with a blood-filled syringe before stealing medication and leaving the store.

No one was injured.

Officers from Lake Macquarie Police District commenced an investigation.

A short time later, a 38-year-old man was arrested after he was found hiding in the yard of a home in May Street, Belmont.

Police allegedly seized the medication nearby on Church Street.

The man was taken to Belmont Police Station where he was charged with robbery armed with an offensive weapon.

He was refused bail to appear before Newcastle Local Court today (Sunday 17 June 2018).

Posted in NSW, Pharmacy

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