21 May 2015 – Update – Arrest – Armed Robbery – Bank – Spring Hill
Published May 25, 2015 | 
A man has been charged in relation to the armed robbery of a bank at the intersection of Leichardt and Upper Edward streets in Spring Hill on May 13.
Police will allege that the man entered the business just before 4pm where he threatened staff and customers before stealing a sum of cash and fleeing the scene.
A male customer was treated for minor injuries at the scene.
A 56-year-old One Mile man has been charged with armed robbery and assault occasioning bodily harm.
He is due to appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court today.
13 May 2015 – Armed Robbery – Financial Institution – Spring Hill
Published May 18, 2015 | Police are appealing for witnesses following the armed robbery of a financial institution at the intersection of Leichardt Street & Upper Edward Street in Spring Hill this afternoon.
Preliminary information indicates a man entered the business just before 4pm where he threatened staff and customers before stealing a sum of cash and fleeing the scene in the direction of the city, travelling along Upper Edward Street.
The man is described as Caucasian in appearance, aged in his late 40s or early 50s, approximately 183cms tall, of proportionate build with short brown hair and a handlebar moustache. He was last seen wearing a dark, long sleeved collared shirt, brown pants and a blue tennis visor.
A male customer was treated for minor injuries at the scene.
8 May 2015 – Armed Robbery – Bank – Surfers Paradise
Published May 8, 2015 | Gold Coast Detectives have charged a man following the attempted armed robbery of a bank in Surfers Paradise yesterday afternoon.
Around 4pm the man entered the bank on the Gold Coast Highway and proceeded up to a teller before providing his account number and requesting a withdrawal from the account.
Police will allege that when the teller advised the man that there were insufficient funds in the account to facilitate the withdrawal, he produced a mobile phone displaying a message that he would shoot the teller if the money was not handed over.
The teller activated a security device and the man left the bank empty handed.
The 27-year-old Surfers Paradise man was charged with one count of attempted armed robbery and is due to appear in the Southport Magistrates Court tomorrow morning.
2 May 2015 – Armed Robbery – Bank – Seven Hills
Published May 8, 2015 | Police are investigating after an attempted armed robbery at a bank in Seven Hills yesterday.
About 12.30pm (Friday 1 May 2015), a man entered a bank on Tunks Road, with his face covered with a mask and approached a teller.
The man, who was holding a handgun by his side, put a bag on the counter and demanded cash.
The attendant activated the security screen which closed and the man ran from the building empty handed.
No one was injured and police were contacted.
Officers from Blacktown Local Area Command attended and commenced an investigation.
A crime scene was established and examined by specialist forensic officers.
1 May 2015 – Update – Armed Robbery- Bank – Chester Hill
Published May 8, 2015 | Detectives investigating an armed robbery, two carjackings and a police pursuit in Sydney’s south-west last year have arrested and charged a second man.
About 10.30am on Friday 31 October 2014, police responded to reports of an attempted armed robbery at a bank on Waldron Road at Chester Hill.
A short time later, three men entered a club on Weymouth Avenue, Auburn, armed with guns and a hammer.
They allegedly threatened staff before stealing cash and fleeing the area in a blue car which was being driven by a fourth man.
Two officers in an unmarked police car saw the vehicle and initiated a pursuit on nearby Wellington Road.
The pursuit continued for a short time before the blue vehicle, which was allegedly stolen, collided with another car on Woodville Road at Villawood.
The car continued driving into Tangerine Street at Fairfield East before the occupants got out and allegedly made two unsuccessful attempts to carjack other vehicles.
They ran from the scene and a large-scale search was conducted by police from multiple local area commands; however, the group was not located.
Detectives from the State Crime Command’s Robbery and Serious Crime Squad formed Strike Force Wallent to investigate the incidents.
Yesterday (Thursday 30 April 2015), officers attended a property on Othello Avenue, Rosemeadow, where they arrested a 28-year-old man.
He was taken to Campbelltown Police Station and charged with:
– Robbery whilst armed with a dangerous weapon;
– Robbery whilst armed with a dangerous weapon (attempted) (x2);
– Take and drive conveyance without consent;
– Firearms offences (x3); and
– Participate in a criminal group.
Refused bail, the man is scheduled to appear before Campbelltown Local Court today (Friday 1 May 2015).
Yesterday’s arrest follows the arrest of a 21-year-old Port Macquarie man on Thursday 15 January 2015. He too was charged with numerous offences relating to all of the incidents on 31 October 2014, and is currently before the courts.
The investigation by Strike Force Wallent continues.
17 April 2015 – Update – Armed Robbery – Suspicious Package – Bank – Lobethal
Published April 24, 2015 | A bank branch at Lobethal has been declared ‘safe’ after the SA Police Explosives Co-ordination Section investigated a suspicious package left behind at the premise by an armed robber this morning.
Streets surrounding the area were closed, but have now been reopened.
The robber, who threatened staff with a knife as they arrived for work about 9.30am this morning, left behind a suspicious package at the bank.
Cordons were put in place and the main road closed while the package was examined, however, Inspector Gus Sickerdick, from the Hills Fleurieu Local Service Area, confirmed the area was now safe.
6 February 2015 – ATM Explosion – Financial Institution – Winnellie
Published February 8, 2015 | Police have arrested and charged a 29-year-old man following the explosion at an ATM in Winnellie on 30 December, 2014.
Detective Senior Sergeant Karl Day from the Serious Crime Squad said the incident, which occurred at 3:45am at the ANZ bank, completely destroyed the ATM.
“It is alleged the man fled the country soon after the incident. He returned recently and was arrested in Berrimah yesterday by Serious Crime Squad Detectives.
“The man, who received significant burns to his arm during the incident, has been charged with arson and remanded in custody to appear in the Darwin Magistrates today.
Police would like to thank members of the public for their assistance in this matter.
27 January 2015 – Armed Robbery – Bank – Arana Hills
Published February 1, 2015 | Ferny Grove detectives have charged a man following the alleged attempted armed robbery of a bank in Arana Hills this morning.
It will be alleged that a man entered the bank located on Patricks Road at about 11.40am, armed with a knife. He then allegedly demanded money from staff, before damaging the counter area and then leaving the scene on-foot without any money.
Staff members were behind a security screen and as such, did not receive any physical injuries.
A 26-year-old South Brisbane man was located and charged later this afternoon with one count each of enter premises with intent to commit, willful damage and attempted armed robbery.
He is scheduled to appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court tomorrow.
23 January 2015 – Armed Robbery – Financial Institution – Helensvale
Published February 1, 2015 | Police are investigating the attempted armed robbery of a financial institution on Sir John Overall Drive this afternoon.
Initial investigations suggest around 1.50pm, a man entered the Helensvale business and threatened an employee behind the counter with what is believed to be a firearm.
The man demanded money but was unsuccessful and left empty handed.
The man is described as Caucasian, around 170 centimetres tall, of a heavy build, wearing black gloves, an orange rain jacket, light blue jeans, a green or yellow baseball cap and running shoes.
13 January 2015 – Update – Armed Robbery – Bank – Rockhampton
Published January 23, 2015 | Rockhampton detectives investigating the robbery of a Rockhampton bank on January 8 have charged a man with armed robbery.
Police will allege that around 3.30pm a man entered a bank located within a shopping centre on Yammba Road.
The man approached a teller intimating that he was armed with a firearm and threatened a teller and demanded cash.
The man then fled the scene with a sum of cash.
A 33-year-old Yeppoon man is due to appear in the Rockhampton Magistrates Court today where he also faces a charge of enter premises with intent to commit an indictable offence.
