26 November 2012 – Update – Armed Robbery – Service Station – North Rockhampton
Published November 30, 2012 | 
Police investigating yesterday morning’s armed robbery of a North Rockhampton service station have charged two teenagers.
It will be alleged that around 3.15am two males entered theYaamba Road business, with one threatening the attendant with a pair of scissors before the pair fled with a quantity of cigarettes and drinks.
A 17-year-old Wavell Heights man, and a 16-year-old Edmonton boy have both been charged with armed robbery in company.
The 17-year-old is due to appear in the Rockhampton Magistrates Courttoday, and the 16-year-old will be dealt with under the provisions of the Youth Justices Act.
25 November 2012 – Armed Robbery – Service Station – North Rockhampton
Published November 30, 2012 | Police are investigating the armed robbery of a North Rockhampton service station early this morning.
Around 3.15am, two men entered the Yaamba Road business, with one threatening the attendant with a pair of scissors.
They fled the scene on foot with a quantity of cigarettes and energy drinks.
The first man is described as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander in appearance, around 17 years old, 175cm tall with a proportionate build and short dark hair. He was wearing a grey singlet with black trim, grey shorts, dark-coloured socks and shoes with a black backpack.
The second man is described as Caucasian in appearance, around 18 years old, 185cm tall with a slim build and light brown hair tired back in a pony tail. He was wearing a grey, white and orange polo shirt displaying an emblem, dark-coloured shorts, white shoes, a red baseball hat and a red glove on his left hand.
27 November 2012 – Armed Robbery – Service Station – Grovedale
Published November 30, 2012 | Geelong Crime Investigation Unit detectives are appealing for public assistance to help identify a man who attempted to hold up a service station in Grovedale.
The man attended the Torquay Road service station about 12:45am on Friday 23 November.
After discovering the doors to the service station were locked, the male produced a knife and motioned to the cash register.
After the offender was refused entry he went to the window and motioned the knife again.
The offender was refused entry for a second time and was last seen heading north on the Torquay Road.
The male is described as approximately 175cm in height with a slim build.
He was wearing a black balaclava with eyes and a mouth hole, a grey hooded jumper and black pants.
Detectives have released CCTV images of the man they believe can assist with their enquiries.
28 November 2012 – Armed Robbery – General Store and Service Station – Tullah
Published November 29, 2012 | At about 7:30pm on Saturday evening (24/11/12) a woman attempted to hold up the Tullah General Store & Service Station located on Murchison Highway.
The woman produced a syringe and demanded money from attendant. After a short verbal exchange the woman left empty handed.
At the time the woman had a female child, believed to be aged about 7 or 8 years old, in her company.
They left in an older, dark coloured, small 4 door sedan and headed towards the North West Coast.
The woman is described as being about 30-35, very skinny, average height, with dark hair down to her neck. She was wearing a grey hooded jumper and dark trousers.
The female child is described as being between 7-8, dark hair and average build & height.
27 November 2012 – Update Armed Robbery – CCTV Released – Petrol Station – Edgeworth
Published November 29, 2012 | Police investigating an armed robbery at Lake Macquarie have released security footage of two people who may be able to assist with their inquiries.
About 3.25am last Friday (23 November 2012), two males – both armed with knives – entered a service station on Main Road, Edgeworth.
The pair threatened the 25-year-old male attendant and ordered him to place money and cigarettes into a bag. The employee complied.
The two males were last seen running towards to Turnbull Street before driving away in a car.
Officers attached to Lake Macquarie Local Area Command arrived a short time later, and a crime scene was established.
Police have released CCTV images of two people they would like to speak to in relation to the matter.
The first person depicted in the images is described as being a male of average build.
At the time of the incident, he is shown wearing a dark hoodie with white text and motif, dark long pants and white shoes.
The second person depicted in the images is described as being a male of Caucasian appearance and average build.
At the time of the incident, he is shown wearing a grey hoodie with white text and motif, dark long pants and dark thongs.
22 November 2012 – Photo Released – Armed Robbery – Service Station/Convenience Store – Pacific Pines
Published November 23, 2012 | Police have released an image of a man they wish to speak to following the armed robbery of a combined service station and convenience store at Pacific Pines yesterday.
Around 2.30am a man entered the Binstead Way premises and took two pies from a heating cabinet. He then collected a number of items from the store and placed them on the counter.
The man left the store with one pie without paying or taking any of the other items.
He returned to the premises a short time later with a bottle of wine and held it over his head in a threatening manner and made demands for cigarettes. He obtained a quantity of cigarettes before leaving the premises only to return again this time the wine bottle was broken. The man acted threateningly with the broken bottle and made demands for more pies cash and cigarettes.
The attendant gave him a number of pies however refused to hand over any cash and the offender left the premises.
The offender is described as being Caucasian in appearance, aged in his early 20s, approximately 180cms tall with a slim build. He has long light brown coloured hair and was wearing a black suit.
17 November 2012 – Armed Robbery – Service Station – Wiley Park
Published November 22, 2012 | Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding an armed robbery at Wiley Park overnight.
About 11.40pm, (Friday 16 November, 2012), a man armed with a knife entered a service station on King Georges Road.
Once inside, the man threatened a staff member and demanded money.
The male attendant handed over an amount of cash and the man left the service station, heading along King Georges Road towards a laneway near Wiley Park Public School.
No one was injured during the robbery.
A crime scene was established at the location and detectives from Campsie Local Area Command will continue their investigations.
The man is described as being Middle Eastern/Mediterranean appearance, 25-30 years of age, about 170cm tall, with a fair complexion.
At the time he was wearing a grey hooded jumper, black pants, and red shoes.
18 November 2012 – Offences – Petrol Station – Hughes
Published November 22, 2012 | ACT Policing has charged a woman with several offences after a series of incidents in Hughes yesterday afternoon (Saturday, November 17).
Police will allege that around 2pm the 25-year-old Hughes woman damaged property in Kitchener Street before walking to the nearby Caltex Service Station.
At the service station, she made threats to several people, grabbed one of the fuel bowsers, damaged a vehicle and attempted to use a cigarette lighter to set fire to some spilled petrol on the forecourt.
Two officers from Woden Patrol, who had been called to the location after the earlier property damage, quickly took the woman into custody and conveyed her to the ACT Watch House.
She has been charged with two counts of property damage, plus another for the arson threat, with further charges likely. She will face the ACT Magistrates Court tomorrow (Monday, November 19).
15 November 2012 – Update – Charges Laid – 8 AR and attemped AR’s – South and Central Metro Perth
Published November 16, 2012 | Regional Investigations Unit detectives have charged a man in relation to eight attempted armed robbery and armed robbery incidents in the last six weeks in the South Metropolitan
and Central Metropolitan districts.
Detectives had been investigating the following eight incidents: – 8 October 2012 – About 8:30pm man entered a supermarket in Mount Pleasant armed
with what appeared to be a blood filled syringe and demanded cash. He left with an amount of cash.
– 13 October 2012 – About 10:35am a man entered a bottle shop in Mount Pleasant armed with a knife and demanded cash. He left with an amount of cash.
– 16 October 2012 – About 8:45am a man entered a service station in Bullcreek armed with a knife and demanded cash. He left with an amount of cash in a Toyota Hilux.
– 21 October 2012 – About 6:50pm a man entered a fast food restaurant in Melville armed with a knife and demanded cash. He left with an amount of cash.
– 23 October 2012 – About 9:55pm a man entered a service station in Myaree armed with a knife and demanded cash. He left with an amount of cash.
– 25 October 2012 – About 6:20am a man entered a service station in Attadale armed with a knife. When one staff member called out to another to call police the man fled
the scene empty handed.
– 25 October 2012 – About 7:30pm a man approached a service station in Peppermint Grove armed with a knife. The doors to service station were locked and the staff
member saw the knife and refused to open the doors. The man fled the scene empty handed.
– 27 October 2012 – About 8:10pm a man entered a fast food restaurant in Ardross armed with a knife and demanded cash. He left with an amount of cash.
With the assistance of the Regional Operations Group, Fremantle Detectives, Murdoch Detectives, South Metropolitan District Crime Team and district intelligence officers, Regional
Investigations Unit detectives yesterday located and arrested a 27 year old Leeming man.
The man has since been charged with six counts of Armed Robbery and two counts of Attempted Armed Robbery, and will appear in the Perth Magistrates Court today, Thursday
15 November 2012.
13 November 2012 – Update – Charges Laid – Armed Robbery – Service Station – Kelmscott
Published November 16, 2012 | Regional Investigations Unit detectives have charged a man in relation to an attempted armed robbery in Kelmscott on 21 August 2003.
About 4:45am a man parked a Ford Fairmont sedan at the Shell Service Station on Albany Highway, Kelmscott and approached a staff member who was standing outside. He was
wearing a balaclava and was armed with an axe.
It will be alleged the man raised the axe and demanded cash from the staff member. The two men wrestled and the staff member fell to the ground, where it will be alleged he was kicked
a number of times and punched.
The man fled on foot, leaving behind the vehicle he had driven there in, and which was later identified as a stolen vehicle. The vehicle and items of interest within the vehicle were seized
for forensic examination.
Based on a DNA match to a sample taken recently in a separate investigation, Regional Investigations Unit detectives travelled to Gnowangerup and with the assistance of
Gnowangerup Police arrested a 32 year old man yesterday. The man has since been charged with Steal Motor Vehicle and Attempted Aggravated Armed Robbery, and will
appear in the Armadale Magistrates Court today, Tuesday 13 November 2012.
