Police are investigating a series of armed robberies committed at service stations across Melbourne’s north-west.
A total of five service stations have been hit in Sunbury, Woodend and Sydenham over the past fortnight.
Fawkner Embona Taskforce detectives are investigating and believe the same offender may be behind all five armed robberies.
In each hold-up the offender has been armed with a knife and escaped with a small amount of cash.
– The first offence occurred at a Horne Street service station in Sunbury shortly before 1am on Sunday, 27 January.
– The second offence occurred at Gap Road service station in Sunbury about 5.45am on Sunday, 27 January. This was the only armed robbery where there were two offenders.
– The third offence occurred at a High Street service station in Woodend about 11.15pm on Wednesday, 30 January.
– The fourth offence occurred at a service station on the corner of Nelson Highway and Overton Lea Boulevard in Sydenham about 1.05am on Saturday, 2 February.
– The fifth offence occurred when the Gap Road, Sunbury, service station was struck again just after 3.30am on Friday, 8 February.
Investigators have released a CCTV image of a man they would like to speak to in relation to the incidents.