29 November 2012 – Update – Arrest – Armed Robberies – Financial Institutions – SE QLD
Published December 3, 2012 | 
Detectives from the Major and Organised Crime Squad based on the Gold Coast have this morning charged a man in relation to the robbery of three banking institutions in the South Eastern Police Region in January this year.
The robberies occurred at Burleigh Heads on January 17 followed by two offences the next day on January 18 at Oxenford and Rochedale South.
During the incidents it is alleged two men entered the banks and made demands for money while claiming to be armed with a firearm.
A 20-year-old man from Nerang has been charged with two counts of robbery and one count of attempted robbery.
He is expected to appear before the Southport Magistrates Court tomorrow.
Investigations are continuing.
29 November 2012 – Robbery – Bank – Toowong
Published December 3, 2012 | Police are investigating after the robbery of a bank at Toowong this morning.
Just after 10am a man entered the bank which is located in a shopping centre on Coronation Drive, and demanded money from the teller.
The teller handed over a sum of cash, and the man fled the scene.
He is described as Caucasian, and was wearing a dark coloured long sleeved shirt, a straw hat, sunglasses and baggy brown pants.
Investigations are continuing.
23 November 2012 – Armed Robbery – Bendigo Bank – Bayswater
Published November 29, 2012 | Regional Investigations Unit detectives are seeking information regarding an attempted armed robbery in Bayswater on Thursday 15 November 2012.
About 2pm, a man entered the Bendigo Bank located on King William Street Bayswater and waited to be served by the teller.
When he was served, he handed the teller a note demanding money and stating he was armed.
The teller was able to activate an alarm and the offender ran from the bank and was last seen heading south west on Murray Street.
The offender is described as being between 25 and 35 years of age, fair skinned with freckles, of slim build with short sandy blonde hair. He has an Australian accent.
He was wearing a white t-shirt, dark pants and a brown baseball cap with a circular red and white motif on the front. He was carrying a dark backpack at the time of the incident.
17 November 2012 – Armed Robbery – Financial Institution ATM – Parrmatta
Published November 22, 2012 | A man has been charged following an alleged armed robbery in Parramatta yesterday.
About 4.20pm, (Friday 16 November, 2012), a man allegedly approached a 19-year-old man using an ATM on Church Street.
The man, armed with a knife, threatened the 19-year-old before taking some cash and fleeing the location.
Police from Parramatta Local Area Command attended and conducted a search of the area
About 6.15pm, a man allegedly obtained a small amount of money from a female driver after approaching her on Campbell Street.
He allegedly threatened to rob her at knife point if she didn’t give him some money.
About 8.50pm, police arrested a 26-year-old Parramatta man on Church Street and conducted a search and allegedly located a knife and a small amount of cannabis.
He was taken to Parramatta Police Station and charged with robbery armed with offensive weapon, demand property with menaces with intent to steal, custody of a knife in public place, possess prohibited drug and intimidate police officer.
It is further alleged that whilst at the police station the man made threats against a police officer.
He was refused bail to appear at Parramatta Local Court today (Saturday 17 November 2012).
21 November 2012 – Update – Image Release – Armed Robbery – Financial Institution – Ashgrove
Published November 22, 2012 | Police have released the image of a man who may be able to assist with their enquiries following a robbery in Ashgrove this morning.
Around 11.30am, a man entered the Waterworks Road financial institution and made demands of staff.
The man fled the scene with a sum of cash, and was last seen walking through a park on Stewart Road.
No one was physically harmed during the incident.
He is described as being around 50 years-of-age, around 176cms tall and was last seen wearing white shoes, dark shorts, a long sleeved black and white check shirt and a dark coloured bucket hat.
Investigations into the incident are continuing.
21 November 2012 – Aremd Robbery – Financial Institution – Ashgrove
Published November 22, 2012 | Police are investigating after the robbery of a bank at Ashgrove.
Around 11.30am, a man entered the Waterworks Road financial institution and made demands of staff.
He fled the scene with a sum of cash.
No one was physically harmed during the incident.
Investigations are continuing.
20 November 2012 – Bank Scam Warning – Melbourne
Published November 22, 2012 | Police are warning community members to be on their guard following a series of scams targeting vulnerable bank clients.
Sunbury police have received several reports from residents who say they have been victims of the new fraud, which aims to dupe bank customers into parting with their hard- earned cash.
Investigators believe the con artists cold call bank customers posing as staff members from the bank’s head office.
They tell the victim that they have been overcharged for account holding fees and will be reimbursed a large amount of money.
The victims are given a pin number which they are asked to confirm during a second phone call the following day.
They are then instructed to send a money order to an address in India to cover a 10% GST charge.
Senior Sergeant Jeffery Verinder said the scammers were extremely convincing and were armed with personal information about their potential victims.
“They are very credible,” he said.
“They will give a name and staff ID number.
“They know the victim’s account details, BSB number, date of birth and home address.
“They even know how long the person has held their account for and use this information to their advantage.”
The fraudsters ask their victims for their driver’s licence details and appear to be targeting bank clients over 50 years of age.
At least five victims have come forward so far and investigators would like to speak to anyone who believes they may have been targeted.
At this stage, it’s believed that none of the victims paid up.
Police are urging anyone who receives similar calls to steer clear of the trick and not to provide personal information or payments to the callers.
“Do not make any payments and report the matter immediately to the police and your bank,” S/Sgt Verinder said. Anyone with any information about the scam should call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or contact their local police station.
21 November 2012 – CC Fraud – Westpac ATM – Glenorchy
Published November 22, 2012 | Police are continuing to investigate the fraudulent use of an ATM card at a Westpac ATM at Glenorchy in June 2012.
It’s alleged the man took an ATM card and cash which had been left in the machine and used the card, which had the PIN on it, to make further withdrawals.
Police are seeking assistance from the public to identify the male pictured.
2 November 2012 – $110,000 Fraud – Financial Institution – Sydney CBD
Published November 5, 2012 | Police have charged a bank worker with defrauding more than $110,000 from his employer in Sydney’s CBD.
Officers from The Rocks Local Area Command were contacted by the bank’s internal investigators this morning (Friday 2 November) in relation to fraud involving one of their employees.
It will be alleged that over the past year, the 25-year-old man created nine fake credit card accounts and used them to withdraw a total of $113,930 from a number of different ATMs.
Police arrested the man outside his work at the intersection of Market Street and Clarence Street in Sydney’s CBD this morning.
He was taken to The Rocks Police Station and interviewed by investigators.
The man has been charged with nine counts of fraud and one count of knowingly dealing with the proceeds of crime.
He has been granted conditional bail and will appear at the Downing Centre Local Court on December 4 this year.
27 October 2012 – ATM’s Targetted – Various Locations – Seaview Downs
Published November 2, 2012 | Police will consider any possible links to four incidents overnight which included three ATM’s targeted and a stolen Nissan sedan found burned out at Seaview Downs.
The first incident was at about 3.40am when thieves attempted to break into the ATM at the Foodland on Seacombe Road, Darlington.
They came in through the roof to access the rear of the machine but fled empty handed.
About 7 minutes later, alarms were activated a the Seacliff Hotel on the Esplanade.
As a patrol approached a car was seen to leave the area at speed.
Patrols believed it to be a Nissan Silvia sedan and gained a partial registration number as it disappeared south on Ocean Boulevard.
At the hotel, patrols discovered that a rear door had been jemmied and an extensive attempt had been made on the internal ATM.
A sledge hammer, a jemmy bar and a concrete cutter were left behind by the thieves who police believe were tipped off that patrols were approaching.
At about 5am, a Nissan Silvia sedan was found alight on Davenport Terrace, Seaview Downs.
Then at 6.35am, thieves appear to have jemmied foyer doors of the Port Noarlunga Hotel and then hooked up the hotel ATM to a Holden Commodore ute and pulled it out through the doors.
