Petrol Stations

Crimes related to the Petrol Station industry

Police have charged a man following the alleged armed robbery of a service station in Dalby last night.

It will be alleged at 7.45pm, a man armed with a knife entered the Drayton Street petrol station and demanded cash from two staff members. He left the scene with a quantity of cash

A man was located by police at 1.10pm today at a motel room in Park Street Chinchilla.

A 25-year-old Dalby man has been charged with three counts of armed robbery and stealing, two counts of unlawful use of a motor vehicle and disqualified driving. He was also charged with one count each of fail to stop motor vehicle, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, enter premises and commit indictable offence and fail to stop.

He is expected to appear at the Dalby Magistrates Court on October 18.

Police are investigating the armed robbery of a service station in Dalby overnight.

At 7.45pm, a man armed with a knife entered the Drayton Street petrol station and demanded cash from two staff members.

He left the scene with a quantity of cash and headed towards Nicholson Street on foot where he got into a Toyota Rav 4 with no rear number plate and covered in black mud.

The man was wearing a balaclava style mask and a black jacket or raincoat.

Police are encouraging anyone who saw or heard anything suspicious, or who may have dashcam footage, to contact Policelink on 131 444.

Investigations are continuing.

Police have charged a man following the alleged armed robbery of a service station store in Yeronga early this morning.

It will be alleged that just before 5am, a man entered the store on Fairfield Road and produced a bottle with an accelerant fluid in it and poured it over the front counter.

He is then alleged to have obtained a lighter from the front counter and threatened to ignite the fluid while making demands for money from the attendant.

The 26-year-old attendant has complied and the man has then left the store on foot with a sum of money.

A short time later police patrolling in the area have taken a man into custody in relation to the robbery.

A 35-year-old Crestmead man has been charged with one count of armed robbery. He has been remanded in custody to reappear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court on November 13.

The service station attendant was not physically harmed as a result of the incident.

Police are investigating after a service station was robbed at knifepoint this morning.

Just before 4am (Wednesday 11 October 2017), three men entered a service station on Chapel Road South, Bankstown.

The men allegedly threatened a male employee with a knife and stole cash, before fleeing.

No one was injured.

Officers from Bankstown Local Area Command attended and established a crime scene that was examined by specialist forensic officers.

Anyone with information that may assist police is urged to come forward.

 

Police are investigating following the armed robbery of a service station in Springwood overnight.

Just after 12am today two men entered the business on Cinderella Drive armed with a rifle and a knife.

The men demanded money and cigarettes from a male staff member before fleeing the scene in a car, which was last seen driving west along Springwood Road.

No one was physically injured during the robbery.

The men (pictured) are described as Caucasian in appearance with dark face coverings.

The car is described as a grey 2014 Toyota Camry with Queensland registration 441-WEX which has been confirmed as a stolen vehicle.

Three youth are in custody following an armed robbery in Hoppers Crossing this morning.

Investigators have been told a group of males attended at a service station on Heaths Road in a stolen Ford about 4.30am.

Three males with hammers got out of the Falcon, forced entry to the service station and stole cash and cigarettes before fleeing in the car.

Geelong police arrested three youth in the Ford in Norlane about 5.40am.

The two 16-year-olds and a 17-year-old remain in custody assisting police with their enquiries.

Police are yet to establish how many offenders were involved in the armed robbery and continue to investigate the incident.

The Ford was stolen during an aggravated burglary in Geelong on 25 September.

Police are appealing for witnesses following an armed robbery in Sydney’s south west overnight.

About 9.45pm yesterday (Sunday 24 September 2017), police have been told a man entered a service station on Canterbury Road, Bankstown.

The man threatened a male employee with a knife and stole cash before fleeing on foot down Canterbury Road.

No one was injured.

Police attached to Bankstown Local Area Command attended and established a crime scene.

Investigators wish to speak with a man who may be able to assist with their inquiries.

He has been described as being of Mediterranean/Middle Eastern appearance, 165-170cm tall with a medium build and was wearing a blue hooded jumper, brown pants and white joggers.

Anyone with information is urged to come forward.

A man has been charged over an alleged armed robbery in Coogee yesterday.

Police will allege the 24-year-old man threatened a male employee with a syringe at a service station on Coogee Bay Road just after 5am yesterday (Saturday 23 September 2017).

The man allegedly stole cash before leaving on foot.

Police attached to Eastern Beaches Local Area Command attended and established a crime scene.

About 6pm yesterday, officers searched a home on Malabar Road, Maroubra, and arrested the man.

The 24-year-old man was taken to Maroubra Police Station where he was charged with robbery armed with an offensive weapon.

He was refused bail to appear before Parramatta Bail Court today (Sunday 24 September 2017).

Police have appealed for witnesses to come forward after a service station employee was held up by a man armed with a syringe at Coogee this morning.

Shortly after 5am today (Saturday 23 September 2017), emergency services were called to a service station on Coogee Bay Road after reports of a robbery and possible stabbing.

Officers from Eastern Beaches Local Area Command attended and determined that although there had been a robbery no one had been injured during the incident.

Police have been told that about 5am a male entered the service station carrying what appeared to be a syringe and threatened the male employee.

The offender escaped with a quantity of cash and was last seen running along Coogee Bay Road and into Mount Street.

The male has been described to police as being of Caucasian appearance, 178cm tall and with a slim build.

He was wearing a white hooded jumper, blue jeans and carried a syringe.

Police have urged anyone with information about the incident to contact police immediately.

A 32-year-old man has been charged following a series of alleged armed robberies in Melbourne’s south-east.

Frankston police arrested the man after he allegedly committed an armed robbery at a service station on Seaford Road in Seaford at 12.35am today.

The Frankston North man was charged with 11 armed robberies, one robbery and one attempted armed robbery that occurred over the past two and a half weeks.

He has been charged in relation to the below alleged incidents;

– armed robbery at an adult shop in Hallam on 10.26pm on 31 August

– armed robbery at a service station in Seaford at 8.50pm on 7 September

– armed robbery at a service station at 2.05am on 8 September

– armed robbery at a service station at 12.50am on 10 September

– armed robbery at a service station at 7.30pm on 14 September

– attempted armed robbery at a service station in Dandenong South at 9.35pm on 15 September

– armed robbery at a service station in Officer at 11.10pm on 15 September

– armed robbery at a services station in Springvale at 1.27pm on 16 September

– armed robbery at a service station in Dandenong at 2.35am on 16 September

– armed robbery at a service station in Clayton at 7.02am on 16 September

– robbery at a bottle shop in Cheltenham at 6pm on 16 September

– armed robbery at a service station in Karingal at 10.15pm on 16 September

– armed robbery at a service station in Seaford at 12.35am 17 September

He will front Melbourne Magistrates’ Court tomorrow morning.