Regional Investigations Unit detectives have charged a man in relation to eight attempted armed robbery and armed robbery incidents in the last six weeks in the South Metropolitan

and Central Metropolitan districts.

Detectives had been investigating the following eight incidents: – 8 October 2012 – About 8:30pm man entered a supermarket in Mount Pleasant armed

with what appeared to be a blood filled syringe and demanded cash. He left with an amount of cash.

– 13 October 2012 – About 10:35am a man entered a bottle shop in Mount Pleasant armed with a knife and demanded cash. He left with an amount of cash.

– 16 October 2012 – About 8:45am a man entered a service station in Bullcreek armed with a knife and demanded cash. He left with an amount of cash in a Toyota Hilux.

– 21 October 2012 – About 6:50pm a man entered a fast food restaurant in Melville armed with a knife and demanded cash. He left with an amount of cash.

– 23 October 2012 – About 9:55pm a man entered a service station in Myaree armed with a knife and demanded cash. He left with an amount of cash.

– 25 October 2012 – About 6:20am a man entered a service station in Attadale armed with a knife. When one staff member called out to another to call police the man fled

the scene empty handed.

– 25 October 2012 – About 7:30pm a man approached a service station in Peppermint Grove armed with a knife. The doors to service station were locked and the staff

member saw the knife and refused to open the doors. The man fled the scene empty handed.

– 27 October 2012 – About 8:10pm a man entered a fast food restaurant in Ardross armed with a knife and demanded cash. He left with an amount of cash.

With the assistance of the Regional Operations Group, Fremantle Detectives, Murdoch Detectives, South Metropolitan District Crime Team and district intelligence officers, Regional

Investigations Unit detectives yesterday located and arrested a 27 year old Leeming man.

The man has since been charged with six counts of Armed Robbery and two counts of Attempted Armed Robbery, and will appear in the Perth Magistrates Court today, Thursday

15 November 2012.