Petrol Stations

Crimes related to the Petrol Station industry

Police have arrested two teenagers following an armed robbery in Sydney’s west.

About 2am on Thursday 12 March 2015, two teenagers entered a service station on the Great Western Highway in Kingswood. One approached the attendant and produced a knife before demanding a sum of money.

The two teenagers fled the store after taking a sum of money and cigarettes. The teenagers were last seen running towards Morley Street in Kingswood.

Police from St Marys Local Area Command were contacted and investigated the matter.

On Tuesday 19 March 2015, police arrested a 17-year-old male at Penrith Railway Station; meanwhile, a 15-year-old male was arrested at an address in Kingswood. Both teenagers were taken to Penrith Police Station.

Both teenagers were charged with robbery while armed with an offensive weapon.
The 17-year-old was bail refused to appear before a children’s court on 18 March 2015.

The 15-year old was released with strict bail conditions to appear before a children’s court on 8 April 2015.

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

About 2am today (Thursday 12 March 2015), two men entered a service station on the Great Western Highway in Kingswood. One of the men approached the attendant and produced a knife before demanding a sum of money. .

The two men fled the store after taking a sum of money and cigarettes. The men were last seen running towards Morley Street in Kingswood.

Police from St Marys Local Area Command were contacted and are now investigating the matter.

Investigators wish to speak to three men who they believe may be able to assist with their inquiries.

The first male is described as being Caucasian, slim to medium build, aged in his early 20s with medium length brown hair. He was seen wearing beige shorts with white running shoes and carrying a black backpack with pink writing on it.

The second male is described as being Caucasian, slim to medium build, aged in his early 20s with short brown hair. He was wearing a black cap with a grey hooded jumper, orange shorts and dark coloured shoes. The male was carrying a black backpack with purple writing on it.

The third male is described as being Caucasian, slim build, aged in his early 20’s with short hair. He was wearing a blue t -shirt and black tracksuit pants.

Police are investigating an attempted armed robbery in Inala.

Around 12.15am a man entered the Rudd Street service station armed with a knife. He threatened the male attendant who moved into a storage room and shut the door.

The offender fled from the store in a late model silver sedan. The attendant was not physically injured during the incident.

Police are investigating an armed robbery at a Toowoomba service station this morning.

At 5.30am, a man armed with a knife, entered the Perth and Mackenzie Streets business and threatened the male attendant and demanded money.

He left the scene on foot with a sum of cash, and was last seen on Mackenzie Street heading towards James Street.

No-one was physically injured during the incident.

The man may have left the scene in a vehicle parked in an adjacent street.

The man is described as being 180cm tall with a medium build, had his face covered and was wearing a long-sleeved maroon and yellow shirt, black track suit pants and shoes.

Detectives are investigating following the attempted armed robbery of a service station on Ash Street at Flinders View early this morning.

At about 2:15am two men armed with a handgun and a hammer entered the service station and demanded money from the 22-year-old male attendant.

The attendant locked himself in a back room and the two men fled the scene on foot, in the direction of Briggs Road at Raceview.

One of the men is described as being approximately 170cm tall, of thin build and was wearing a black balaclava, black hoodie, black tracksuit pants, and carrying a black Nike bag and a hammer.

The other man is described as being approximately 170cm tall, of proportionate build and was wearing a white mask, black hoodie, black trousers, blue shoes and was armed with a black handgun.

The attendant was not injured during the incident.

Investigations are continuing.

Police are investigating following the armed robbery of a service station in Drayton last night.

Around 8.00pm, a man armed with a gun entered the service station on Brisbane Street and demanded cash and cigarettes from the male shop attendant.

The attendant complied and the man fled with a quantity of cash and cigarettes.

No one was physically injured in the robbery.

Investigations are continuing.

In the early hours of this morning two unknown men smashed their way into a service station at Elizabeth Vale and stole an amount of cash.

At about 12.20am, two men forced their way into the locked service station on Main North Road, Elizabeth Vale,  smashing the glass door with a hammer.  They then threatened the attendant with a knife before taking cash from the register.

Both men were dressed in black, and wearing balaclavas.

The men then left on foot.

The service station attendant was unhurt.

Police, including crime scene investigators and Police Dog Ari, searched the area but were unable to locate the offenders at this time.

Police are seeking the assistance of the public to locate two men that robbed a petrol station in Gilles Plains yesterday, and have gained images from CCTV cameras that may help identify them.

Just after midnight, two men entered the Grand Junction Rd service station and threatened the attendant with a knife. They left the scene with cash and cigarettes.

No one was physically injured during the incident.

Police responded and searched the area but were unable to locate the offenders.

Both men were aged in their late teens to early 20s, Caucasian and between 173 and 178cm tall. One had long blonde hair to his shoulders and was wearing blue shorts and sneakers. The other was wearing all black. Both men obscured their faces and as a result only a limited description was obtained.

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Robbery suspects

Detectives from Fawkner Embona are investigating following an armed robbery at a service station in Ascot Vale last month.

It’s believed that just after 3.00am on Sunday 15 February an attendant was washing petrol pumps at the service station on Epsom Road when he was saw two men heading towards him.

Fearing the worst, the man turned to run back inside the store however the masked men caught up with him and forced him inside while threatening the attendant with small weapons.

Once inside, the men made demands for cash and cigarettes.

Once the attendant met their demands, both men fled on foot down Epsom Road where it’s believed they got into a car that then drove west along Maribyrnong Road.

Police have released CCTV and images of two men they believe may be able to assist with their enquiries.

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Both men are perceived as being of African appearance, in their late teens to early 20s, with slim build and approximately 167cm – 172cm tall.

Both were wearing dark hooded jumpers, patterned bandanas and white peaked caps at the time.

One of the men was wearing khaki pants and the other was wearing dark-coloured pants.

Police are appealing for witnesses following an armed robbery at a service station in Liverpool last month.

About 10.45pm (Monday 16 February 2015) a 24-year-old man was working at the counter of the service station on Elizabeth Drive, when a man with his face covered entered the store carrying a pistol.

The man threatened the attendant and a customer, demanding money. The attendant complied handing over cash and was not injured during the incident.

The man was last seen running from the shop towards Elizabeth Drive.

Police from the Metropolitan Robbery Unit are investigating the incident and have released an image of a man who may be able to assist with inquiries.

The man is described as being 180 – 185cm tall, with a solid build. He is shown in the image wearing a black hooded jumper, black pants, black face covering, and black shoes.

Investigators are following a number of lines of inquiry, including whether the robbery is linked with a robbery at a service station on Parramatta Road, Haberfield, four days earlier.