Detectives are investigating following the armed robbery of a service station in Aratula early this morning.

Just after 3am a man armed with a piece of wood entered the business on the Cunningham Highway.

The man demanded money from a staff member before fleeing the store on foot with a sum of cash.

Preliminary information indicates the man then entered a nearby vehicle and left the scene.

No one was physically injured during the robbery.

The man is described as Caucasian, 180cm tall, medium build and wearing light coloured shorts and a black t-shirt covering an orange high-vis polo shirt.

Investigators are appealing for anyone who may have been driving in the area with dash cam vision to contact police.Video Player00:0000:44 Download Video

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