10 May 2015 – Update – Charges Laid – Armed Robbery – Bottle Shop – Colyton
Published May 18, 2015 | 
A man has been charged following investigations into an alleged armed robbery of a bottle store in Colyton last week.
About 1.20pm on Thursday (7 May 2015), two men, one allegedly armed with a machete, entered a bottle store on Day Street, took a carton of liquor, and approached a 51-year-old man working behind a counter.
Police have been told the armed man threatened the employee, demanding cash.
A 71-year-old man also working in the store approached the unarmed of the two men, and attempted to stop him, when an altercation ensued between the two
The armed pair then fled the scene, taking the carton. They were last seen in a car described as similar to a white Holden Commodore, driving in a northerly direction on Day Street.
The older employee suffered cuts to his wrist, ear and arm. He was treated at the scene by Ambulance Paramedics. The younger employee was uninjured during the incident.
Officers attached to St Marys Local Area Command attended and established a crime scene.
About 12.40pm yesterday (Saturday 9 May 2015), following investigations, police from St Marys Local Area Command executed a search warrant at a home on Brisbane Street, Oxley Park.
A number of items were seized at the home and will undergo forensic examinations.
About 7.40pm (Saturday 9 May 2015), police returned to the home and arrested a 34-year-old man.
He was taken to St Marys Police Station and charged with robbery armed with an offensive weapon. He was refused bail and is due to appear at Parramatta Local Court today (Sunday 10 May 2015).
Investigations into the incident are continuing
6 May 2015 – Armed Robbery – Bottle Shop – Murrumba Downs
Published May 8, 2015 | Police are investigating following the armed robbery of a bottle shop in Murrumba Downs this evening.
Around 6.20pm a man armed with a knife entered the bottle shop on Dohles Rocks Road and threatened the attendant before making demands for cash.
The attendant complied and the man fled the store with a sum of cash.
No-one was physically injured during the incident.
6 May 2015 – Update – Arrest – Armed Robberies – Retail Centre/Liquor Store – CBD/Prahran
Published May 8, 2015 | Detectives from Melbourne Embona Taskforce have charged a man following two alleged armed robberies in the CBD and Prahran in the past month.
Leon Woods was arrested in Frankston this morning and charged with two counts of armed robbery.
The 30-year-old Frankston man was remanded in custody to appear at Melbourne Magistrate’s Court tomorrow.
The first incident occurred at a retail centre on the corner of Lonsdale and Swanston Streets in the Melbourne CBD, around 3.25pm on 22 April.
The second incident occurred at a liquor store on Chapel Street, near Chatham Street, around 2.50pm on 2 May.
29 April 2015 – Robbery – Bottle Shop – Moonah
Published May 8, 2015 | Robbery – Valern Hotel Bottle Shop
At 8:50pm on Tuesday 28 April 2015, the bottle shop at the Valern Hotel, Moonah was in the process of closing for business, with two staff members in attendance.
At this time, a Daewoo Nubira station wagon entered the bottle shop drive way. Two people left the vehicle and forced their way into the shop.
The offenders then removed an undisclosed sum of cash from the registers before they left the area in the Daewoo.
The staff members were not injured during the incident.
The vehicle used by the offenders was located in Fletcher Avenue, Moonah a short time later. It had however received extensive damage after being set alight.
One of the suspects was wearing a dark coloured hooded jumper with ‘VANS’ emblem on front and track pants, and the other was wearing a red and white jumper with dark ‘Everlast’ track pants.
Detectives from Glenorchy CIB would like to hear from anyone who may have observed either the suspects or the vehicle in the Moonah area, last night.
8 May 2015 – Armed Robbery – Bottle Shop – Colyton
Published May 8, 2015 | Police are investigating following an aggravated armed robbery of a bottle store in Colyton yesterday.
About 1.20pm (Thursday 7 May 2015), two men, one armed with a machete, entered a bottle store on Day Street, took a carton of liquor, and approached a 51-year-old man working behind a counter.
Police have been told the armed man threatened the employee, demanding cash.
A 71-year-old man also working in the store approached the unarmed of the two men, and attempted to stop him, when an altercation ensued between the two.
The armed pair then fled the scene, taking the carton. They were last seen in a white Holden Commodore, driving in a northerly direction on Day Street.
The older employee suffered cuts to his wrist, ear and arm. He was treated at the scene by Ambulance Paramedics. The younger employee was uninjured during the incident.
Officers attached to St Marys Local Area Command attended and established a crime scene.
As police continue their inquiries, they would like to speak to two men who may be able to assist them.
One man is described as having a dark complexion, about 176cm tall, of medium build and was seen wearing a dark jumper, jeans, sunglasses and a dark-coloured cap.
The second man is described as being of Caucasian appearance, with a fair complexion, of slim build, about 182cm tall, with light-coloured hair. He was wearing a dark jumper, jeans, sunglasses and a dark-coloured cap.
21 April 2015 – Armed Robbery – Bottle Shop – Edmonton
Published April 24, 2015 | Police are investigating the armed robbery of a bottle shop at Edmonton last night.
Around 9.30pm three men entered the drive-through section of the Bruce Highway premises before one of them confronted an employee with a glass bottle.
He made threats while demanding the male attendant provide access to the till.
The trio fled the scene after stealing a sum of money from the cash register and a quantity of alcohol.
Two of the men were described as being Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander in appearance, with one having short dark hair and wearing a light blue shirt.
No one was physically injured during the incident.
Investigations are continuing.
17 April 2015 – Charges Laid – Armed Robbery – Bottle Shop – Ballarat
Published April 24, 2015 | Ballarat Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a South Australian man following an armed robbery at a bottle shop in Ballarat on Monday.
The armed robbery occurred at the licensed premises on Sturt Street just after 6pm.
Police arrested the 19-year-old man this morning boarding a bus to South Australia about 11am.
He has been charged with one count of armed robbery and remanded to appear at the Ballarat Magistrates’ Court on Monday.
1 April 2015 – Charges Laid – Numerous Armed Robberies – Sydney
Published April 7, 2015 | The NSW Police Force’s Metropolitan Robbery Unit has charged a 22-year-old man with numerous offences relating to a spree of aggravated break and enters and armed robberies.
Late last year (2014), the Metropolitan Robbery Unit formed Strike Force Hawick to investigate a number of armed robberies and aggravated break and enters in Sydney’s north and north-west.
Following their inquiries, officers from the Metropolitan Armed Robbery Unit yesterday (Wednesday 31 March 2015) attended a government facility in Parklea where they charged a 22-year-old man with numerous offences relating to a number of different incidents, including:
– The aggravated break and enter, and subsequent theft of property, from a home in Seaforth on Thursday 11 December 2014;
– The armed robbery of a newsagency and post office in Constitution Hill on Friday 19 December 2014;
– The aggravated break and enter, and subsequent theft of property, from a home in Duffys Forest on Tuesday 23 December 2014; and,
– The armed robbery of a liquor store in Constitution Hill on Saturday 27 December 2014.
The 22-year-old has been remanded in custody and is next scheduled to appear in Parramatta Local Court on 4 June 2015.
24 March 2015 – Armed Robberies – Takeaway/Bottleshop – Belconnen
Published March 27, 2015 | ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to two armed robberies that occurred last night (Monday, March 23) in Belconnen.
Around 9.45pm two males smashed the locked front glass door at Kingsley’s Chicken, Rae Street, and entered, armed with knives.
One male guarded three customers, who were still inside the restaurant, while the other entered the kitchen area, taking money from the float and three mobile telephones belonging to staff members who had fled out of a side door.
The two offenders left in a white Hyundai hatchback and drove a short distance to the Canberra Cellars ‘Bottle-O’ on the corner of Luxton and Josephson Street, Belconnen.
The two offenders entered the bottle shop and stole a sum of cash and cigarettes from the attendant before leaving in the direction of Southern Cross Drive.
The first male was wearing a light blue baseball cap, black and white skull face mask, a black hooded jumper with a white motif on the front, black track pants and black shoes.
The second male was wearing a blue hooded jumper, black and white skull face mask, grey track pants and white shoes.
If you saw any suspicious activity or a white Hyundai hatchback in Belconnen at the time of the incident, call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or via the website at https://act.crimestoppers.com.au.
15 March 2015 – Armed Robbery – Bottle Shop – Gladstone
Published March 23, 2015 | Police are investigating after a Gladstone bottle shop was robbed last night.
Around 9.30pm a man entered the Chapman Drive business and produced what appeared to be a firearm demanding money from the female attendant.
After obtaining cash the man left the store.
The female attendant was not physically injured.
The man is described as 170cm tall with a beard and stained teeth. He was wearing a black and grey shirt and a balaclava.
