2 May 2018 – Armed Robbery – Fast Food Restaurant – Mount Waverley
Published May 4, 2018 | 
Police are appealing for information following an armed robbery in Mount Waverley last night.
Investigators have been told an unknown man attended the Waverly Road fast food restaurant about 11.30pm on Tuesday 1 May.
The man, who was carrying a weapon, threatened a staff member before taking a sum of cash and fleeing to a waiting vehicle in the car park.
The vehicle, an early model green sedan, was last seen travelling west on Waverley Road.
Police have released an image of a vehicle and man who they believe may be able to assist with their enquiries.
The man was described as Caucasian, approximately 180cm tall with a medium build and pale legs.
He was wearing a black long sleeve hooded jumper, black sunglasses, black shorts with light coloured vertical stripes on the legs, black shoes with pink additions and white trim.
He was also wearing white gloves and his face was covered with black clothing.
19 April 2018 – Armed Robbery – Fast Food Outlet – Docklands
Published April 20, 2018 | Police have arrested a man following an armed robbery at a Docklands business overnight.
It is alleged a man, armed with a metal pole, attended a fast-food outlet on Batman Hill Drive about 11.40pm.
The man assaulted a staff member, before fleeing the scene with an amount of cash.
The male staff member was treated on scene for minor injuries.
Police arrested a man, with the assistance of the Dog Squad, in the vicinity of Southern Cross train station and a Bourke Street sports venue shortly after 1.30am this morning.
The man, a 33-year-old from St Kilda, has been charged with armed robbery, theft from motor vehicle and criminal damage.
He will face Melbourne Magistrates’ Court this morning.
13 April 2018 – Armed Robbery – Fast Food Restaurant – Maroochydore
Published April 13, 2018 | Police are investigating after an armed robbery incident at Maroochydore yesterday evening.
At about 10.15pm, a man armed with a knife entered a fast food restaurant on Maroochydore Road and demanded money from the staff.
The man fled the scene a short time later in the direction of Broadmeadows Road with a sum of cash.
No one was injured during the incident.
Investigations are continuing.
27 March 2018 – Armed Robbery – Takeaway Shop – Bundaberg
Published March 29, 2018 | Police have charged a woman following investigations into an alleged attempted armed robbery that occurred in Milbank, Bundaberg this afternoon.
Police were called to a takeaway shop on Bourbong Street around 12.50pm following reports that a woman armed with a knife was being restrained by the store employees.
On arrival, police arrested a 46-year-old woman and later charged her with one count each of attempted armed robbery and serious assault of person over 60 years.
Police will allege the woman made demands for cash while brandishing a knife, and when the male employee refused, the woman grabbed the female employee. The employees managed to restrain the woman until police arrived.
The store employees – a 68-year-old man and a 67-year-old woman – did not sustain any physical injuries as a result of the incident.
The 46-year-old Branyan woman is due to appear in the Bundaberg Magistrates Court tomorrow, March 28.
26 March 2018 – Armed Robbery – Fast Food Store – Aspley
Published March 29, 2018 | Police are investigating after a fast food outlet was robbed this afternoon in Aspley.
Officers were called to the business on Gympie Road around 4.35pm after reports a man and woman entered the store, with the man producing a knife.
He then made demands for cash and when the store employee complied, he and the woman fled the store with a sum of money.
No one was physically injured as a result of the incident.
Investigations are continuing.
26 March 2018 – Armed Robbery – Fast Food Outlet – Highland Park
Published March 29, 2018 | Police are investigating an armed robbery incident that occurred at Highland Park early this morning.
At about 12.50am, a man carrying a baseball bat entered a fast food outlet on Pappas Way West and demanded the staff give him money from the tills.
The man used the bat to damage a donation box prior to leaving the store with a quantity of money.
No one was injured during the incident.
Investigations are continuing.
20 March 2018 – Armed Robbery – Cafe – Burnside Heights
Published March 23, 2018 | Brimbank Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating an attempted armed robbery on a Burnside Heights café at the beginning of the month.
The incident occurred at the Tenterfield Road premises on Saturday 3 March just after 6pm.
Security footage shows two men arriving at the location in a stolen Nissan Maxima sedan.
One of the occupants, dressed in black with his face covered, gets out of the car and attempts to get into the café by using a hammer to smash the glass front door.
Unable to break the glass, the man gets back into the stolen vehicle and the pair flee the scene.
Investigators believe that the pair were also involved in a home invasion and an armed robbery which occurred on the previous night.
The home invasion happened in Kings Park where the Nissan Maxima and another car, a Holden Commodore, were stolen.
The stolen Commodore was then used in an armed robbery at a local hotel.
Investigators have released CCTV footage of the incident which they believe may be able to assist them with their enquiries.
25 February 2018 – Armed Robbery – Restaurant – Prospect
Published March 2, 2018 | Police are investigating an armed robbery in Sydney’s west.
About 9.25pm (Saturday 24 February 2018), two men armed with knives entered a restaurant on Aldgate Street, Prospect and threatened staff.
After stealing the cash register the men fled the scene before leaving the area in a dark four wheel drive.
Staff and six customers who were in the store at the time were uninjured.
Police from Blacktown PAC attended and established a crime scene.
The men are described as being tall and having solid builds. They were wearing masks, beanies and dark clothes at the time of the robbery
Inquiries are continuing.
16 February 2018 – Armed Robbery – Fast Food Store – Biggera Waters
Published February 16, 2018 | Detectives are investigating following the armed robbery and assault of a man at Biggera Waters overnight.
Preliminary investigations indicate around 8.20pm last night two employees of a fast food store at a shopping centre at Biggera Waters observed a man on the roof of the premises acting suspiciously and called out to him to come down.
The man came down from the roof and he and two other males confronted the employee demanding his personal property.
When the man refused one of the males produced a knife. The man was then punched to the ground and assaulted by the group who stole a mobile phone from him before fleeing.
The 32-year-old victim was transported to the Gold Coast University Hospital for treatment to facial injuries.
15 February 2018 – Armed Robbery – Fast Food Restaurant – Inverell
Published February 16, 2018 | Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding an attempted robbery at a fast food restaurant in Inverell today.
About 4.45am (Thursday 15 February 2018) two employees were taking the garbage out when they were confronted by a man, who was armed with a knife, standing at the rear of the premises.
One of the male employees threw a bag of rubbish at the man before running back in to the store and closing the door.
The man fled from the area.
An investigation is underway by police from New England Local Area Command.
The man has been described as Caucasian in appearance, about 170-175cm tall with a thin build and wearing a dark hooded top, dark pants and a face covering. He armed with a knife.
