20 March 2013 – Charges Laid – Armed Robbery – Convenience Store – West Mackay
Published March 22, 2013 | 
Police have charged two youths after a robbery at a convenience store this afternoon at West Mackay.
It will be alleged two males entered the Keith Hamilton Street store around 1pm, with one producing a knife.
The attendant immediately sought refuge in a back office as cash was allegedly taken from the till.
The two then ran from the store.
The attendant, a 55-year-old Mackay woman, was not injured.
Two youths, a 15-year-old Andergrove boy and a 16-year-old Mount Martin boy, have each been charged with armed robbery in company and will be dealt with under the provisions of the Youth Justice Act.
