7 November 2016 – Update – CCTV Released – Armed Robbery – Service Station – Beachmere
Published November 11, 2016 | 
Detectives investigating the armed robbery of a service station in Beachmere this morning have released images of two men involved in the incident.
Initial media release copied below:
Armed robbery, Beachmere
Detectives are investigating following the armed robbery of a service station in Beachmere this morning.
Initial investigations indicate at around 5:00am two men entered the business on Beachmere Road armed with a small pick-axe and an axe and demanded money from a male staff member.
The staff member complied with their demands, handing over a sum of cash and cigarettes before the pair fled the scene on foot, towards Bishop Road.
The 27-year-old male staff member was not physically injured during the robbery.
One of the men is described as Caucasian in appearance, 165-170cm tall, aged in his early 20s with grey/green eyes, wearing dark clothing, a balaclava and armed with an axe.
The other man is described as Caucasian in appearance, 165-170cm tall, aged in his early 20s wearing light-coloured clothing, a balaclava and armed with a small pick-axe.
7 November 2016 – Armed Robbery – Service Station – Beachmere
Published November 11, 2016 | Detectives are investigating following the armed robbery of a service station in Beachmere this morning.
Initial investigations indicate at around 5:00am two men entered the business on Beachmere Road armed with a small pick-axe and an axe and demanded money from a male staff member.
The staff member complied with their demands, handing over a sum of cash and cigarettes before the pair fled the scene on foot, towards Bishop Road.
The 27-year-old male staff member was not physically injured during the robbery.
One of the men is described as Caucasian in appearance, 165-170cm tall, aged in his early 20s with grey/green eyes, wearing dark clothing, a balaclava and armed with an axe.
The other man is described as Caucasian in appearance, 165-170cm tall, aged in his early 20s wearing light-coloured clothing, a balaclava and armed with a small pick-axe.
9 November 2016 – Update -Arrest – Armed Robbery – Petrol Station – Mt Gambier
Published November 11, 2016 | Police would like to thank members of the public who identified a man wanted in connection with a robbery at a petrol station in Mount Gambier yesterday.
At 1.15am on Tuesday 8 November police were called to the business on Penola Road. Upon speaking with staff, it was discovered that two men had entered the store and allegedly threatened the attendant with a hammer.
Police will allege the men then stole cash and cigarettes.
Fortunately, the staff member was not physically injured during the robbery.
A 25-year-old man from Mount Gambier was arrested a short time later by police and charged with aggravated robbery, but the second man was unknown.
Thanks to vigilant members of the public who identified the second suspect after CCTV images were released, a 28-year-old Mount Gambier man was arrested at 2.30pm, Tuesday 8 November and charged with aggravated robbery.
The man was refused police bail and will attend the Mount Gambier Magistrates Court today.
8 November 2016 – Arrest/Appeal – Armed Robbery – Service Station – Mt Gambier
Published November 11, 2016 | One man has been arrested and police are seeking another man after a robbery at a Mount Gambier service station early this morning.
Police were called to the petrol station on Penola Road just after 1.15am on Tuesday 8 November.
Upon speaking with staff, it was discovered that two men had entered the store and allegedly threatened the attendant with a hammer. Police will allege the men then stole cash and cigarettes.
Fortunately, the staff member was not physically injured during the robbery.
Investigations by police led them to arrest a 25-year-old man from Mount Gambier. He has since been charged with aggravated robbery.
Investigations are continuing to identify the second suspect.
Detectives have released CCTV images of the second suspect. He is described as aged in his mid 20s, about 178 cm tall, with a medium build and an olive or tanned complexion. He has sleeve tattoos on both forearms.
Anyone who recognises the man pictured or has information that may assist the investigation is asked to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or online at http://crimestopperssa.com.au
7 November 2016 – Arrrests – Armed Robberies – Convenience Store/Service Station – Werribee/Laverton
Published November 11, 2016 | Hobsons Bay Crime Investigation Unit detectives have arrested four youths following three alleged armed robberies and a pursuit which occurred shortly after midnight on Sunday.
The first armed robbery took place at a convenience store on Synnot Street in Werribee just after midnight when four armed offenders allegedly entered the store and threatened the attendant before stealing cash and cigarettes.
The offenders drove from the scene in a stolen car before committing their second armed robbery at a service station on Little Boundary Road in Laverton where they allegedly smashed the front door with a hammer and stole the till just before 1am.
Ten minutes later the third armed robbery took place at a service station on Ballarat Road in Albion.
On this occasion the offenders allegedly smashed the front door of the premises before threatening the attendant and stealing cash and cigarettes.
A short pursuit commenced after the third incident which resulted in police arresting four teenagers aged between 15-17 years from Craigieburn and Roxburgh Park.
Three of the youths have been charged with three counts of armed robbery and two counts of theft of motor car and were remanded to appear at a children’s court.
A fourth youth was charged with three counts of armed robbery, two counts of theft of motor car and engaging in a pursuit with police.
8 November 2016 – Update – Charges Laid – Armed Robbery – Service Station – Western Sydney
Published November 11, 2016 | A second man has been charged following investigations into an armed robbery at a service station in western Sydney in September.
Strike Force Mabel was established by officers attached to Metropolitan Robbery Unit to investigate a number of armed robberies on service stations, in south west and western Sydney.
Just before 10am today (Tuesday 8 November 2016), police arrested a 30-year-old man at Richmond.
Following his arrest, Strike Force detectives searched a home on Hargrave Street, Kingswood, where they located a number of items. The items were seized and will undergo forensic examinations.
The man was taken to Penrith Police Station where he was charged with robbery with offensive weapon.
The man was refused bail and is due to appear at Penrith Local Court today (Tuesday 8 November 2016).
7 November 2016 – Armed Robbery – Service Station – Wauchope
Published November 11, 2016 | Police are appealing to the public for assistance to locate a man who may be able to assist police, following an armed robbery in Wauchope overnight.
Just before 10pm (Sunday 6 November 2016), police were called to a service station on High Street, Wauchope following reports of an armed robbery.
Police have been told that whilst an employee was standing outside the service station, closing and locking the petrol bowsers, a man approached the employee armed with a handgun.
The man took cigarettes and a sum of cash before fleeing the store.
No one was injured during the incident.
He was last seen running in an easterly direction on High Street.
Officers attached to Mid North Coast Local Area Command attended and established a crime scene.
Police would like to speak with a man who may be able to assist with inquiries.
The man is described as being of Caucasian appearance, aged in his 20s, approximately 175cm, and of slim build.
He was last seen wearing a black hooded top, black skinny jeans and dark coloured shoes.
31 October 2016 – Arrest – Armed Robbery – Petrol Station – Largs Bay
Published November 4, 2016 | A man wearing a Halloween costume has been arrested, following a robbery at a Largs Bay service station earlier tonight.
Just after 7.30pm, a man wearing a black mask, witches hat and a black cape, threatened a console operator at the service station on Military Road, demanding cash.
He fled on foot with a small amount of cash and cigarettes in a black bag, last seen on Wills Street, where a vehicle was possibly parked or waiting.
There were no reported injuries and no weapons sighted.
A short time later following the robbery Western Adelaide CIB Detectives attended a Taperoo address and took a man into custody.
A 21 year-old man from Taperoo was charged with aggravated robbery, resist police, unlawful possession and failing to truly answer questions.
He has been refused bail and will appear in the Port Adelaide Magistrates Court today.
4 November 2016 – Update – CCTV Released – Armed Robbery – Service Station – Patterson Lakes
Published November 4, 2016 | Police have released CCTV and images following an armed robbery in Patterson Lakes yesterday morning.
Investigators have been told a man wearing a skeleton mask and armed with a scalpel-like knife entered the Thompson Road service station, near McLeod Road, about 5.20am on Thursday 3 November.
Once inside, the man made demands for cash and cigarettes.
The man placed a small amount of cash and cigarettes into a shopping bag before fleeing in a westerly direction on Thompsons Road on foot.
No one was physically injured during the incident
Detectives from Kingston Crime Investigation Unit are investigating the incident and have released images and CCTV of a man they believe may be able to assist with their investigation.
3 November 2016 – Update – Charges Laid – Armed Robberies – Petrol Station/Fast Food Restaurant – Chelsea Heights/Carrum Downs
Published November 4, 2016 | A man has been charged following two alleged armed robberies in Chelsea Heights and Carrum Downs last month.
An 18-year-old Pakenham man was arrested by police from the Southern Metro Regional Crime Team and Box Hill Embona Taskforce at a property on Princes Freeway, Springvale on Tuesday, 1 November.
He has been charged with two counts of armed robbery, theft of motor vehicle and possess ammunition.
The charges related to alleged armed robberies at a service station in Chelsea Heights and a fast food restaurant in Carrum Downs on 25 October.
The man faced court on Wednesday and has been remanded to appear at Melbourne Magistrate’s Court in January 2017.
