Regional Investigations Unit detectives are calling for the public’s assistance in their investigation of an armed robbery offence in Scarborough this morning. At about 1:50am, a staff member at the Caltex Service Station located on Scarborough Beach Rd was vacuuming the floor when he saw a man standing at the front doors. The staff member believed he was a customer wanting to make a purchase and let him in. The man walked up to the counter and pointed a gun at the staff member, demanding he give him money. The staff member put the till on the counter and the offender grabbed the notes from the till before running out of the store. The offender ran east towards Scarborough Beach Road. The offender is described as being fair skinned, about 25 to 30 years of age, approximately 173 to 175cms tall and of stocky build. He was wearing a grey hooded jumper pulled over his head and black sunglasses.