6 March 2018 – Update – CCTV Released – Armed Robbery – Store – Point Lonsdale
Published March 9, 2018 | 
Geelong Crime Investigation Unit detectives have released CCTV as part of their investigation into an attempted armed robbery at a Point Lonsdale on Saturday (3 March).
Investigators have been told a man entered the premises around 8.30am armed with an edged weapon.
The man threatened the attendant and demanded cash but was disturbed by a delivery driver who entered the shop from the rear of the store.
The offender ran from the store into school grounds nearby.
Investigators have released CCTV, captured from the nearby school, of a man they believe may be able to assist with their enquiries.
He is believed to be aged in his late teens, approximately 185cm tall with a thin build, and was wearing a white face mask or balaclava, black hooded jumper and dark coloured pants.
3 March 2018 – Armed Robbery – General Store – Point Lonsdale
Published March 9, 2018 | Police are investigating an attempted armed robbery at a Point Lonsdale general store this morning (3 March).
Investigators have been told a man entered the premises around 8.30am armed with an edged weapon.
The man threatened the attendant and demanded cash but was disturbed by a delivery driver who entered the shop from the rear of the store.
The offender ran from the store into school grounds nearby.
He is believed to be in his late teens, approximately 185cm tall with a thin build wearing a white face mask or balaclava, black hoodie jumper and dark coloured pants.
It is believed that a man was jogging in the area near the general store at the time of the burglary and spoke with another witness present at the time. Police are keen to speak with him.
2 March 2018 – Update – Armed Robbery – CCTV Released – Service Station – Taylors Lakes
Published March 2, 2018 | Police are appealing for public assistance after a man robbed a service station in Taylors Lakes earlier this month.
Police have been told a man entered the Melton Highway service station just after 4pm on 10 February.
The man approached the counter and made demands from the attendant to hand over cash and cigarettes.
The man then fled the store on foot towards Village Avenue.
The man is perceived to be Caucasian in appearance, about 35-40-years old and approximately 184cc tall with shaved hair.
Investigators have released images of the man that may be able to assist with their enquiries.
2 March 2018 – Update – Armed Robbery – CCTV Released – Licensed Premises – Melbourne
Published March 2, 2018 | Police are investigating an armed robbery at licenced premises in Melbourne last month.
Investigators have been told a man entered the bathroom at the premises where he confronted another male patron, about 6am on 17 February.
The man demanded cash and produced a metal spike and threatened the victim before stealing his sunglasses.
The offender followed the victim out of the bathroom and once alongside him, punched him in the face.
The victim suffered instant blindness in his right eye and other serious facial injuries.
The offender fled on foot via a rear entrance and walked to a nearby railway station.
Police have released images and CCTV footage of a man who may be able to assist with their investigation.
This man appears to be about 177cm tall, 20 years-old, with a medium to solid build, dark coloured curly hair.
He was wearing a black baseball cap, a white ‘Nena & Pasadena’ muscle top and blue jeans with maroon ‘nmd’ runners.
20 February 2018 – Updates – Arrests – Armed Robberies – Taxi Driver/Service Station – Bentleigh East
Published February 24, 2018 | Glen Eira Bayside Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man following two armed robberies in Bentleigh East earlier this month.
The alleged incidents, which both occurred on Centre Road, are as follows:
– Armed robbery of taxi driver near Alexander Street on 16 February
– Armed robbery at service station near Box Court on 7 February
A 24-year-old Bentleigh East man has been charged with two counts of armed robbery and has been remanded to appear at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court.
20 February 2018 – Armed Robbery – Supermarket – Belgrave South
Published February 24, 2018 | Yarra Ranges Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man following an alleged attempted armed robbery in Belgrave South yesterday.
The alleged incident took place at a supermarket on Belgrave-Hallam Road just before 1.30pm.
A white Commodore with allegedly stolen plates was seen leaving the area.
The vehicle was intercepted in a car park off Dandenong Road, Springvale just before 3pm.
The 35-year-old Hampton Park man was arrested and charged with a number of offences, including attempted armed robbery, intentionally cause injury, reckless conduct endangering injury and traffic-related offences.
He has been remanded to appear at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court.
Police are still searching for a second man believed to have been involved in the incident.
He is perceived to be of Pacific Islander appearance and approximately 175cm tall, and was wearing a blue hooded top and tan-coloured three-quarter cargo pants.
16 February 2018 – Armed Robbery – Taxi Driver – Bentleigh
Published February 16, 2018 | Police are investigating following an armed robbery on a taxi driver in Bentleigh East overnight.
The robbery took place on Centre Road when the taxi driver was pulled up on the side of the road just after 3am.
The victim, a 63-year-old Bentleigh East man, told investigators that he was sitting in his car when a man approached the car and spoke to him through the driver’s window.
The man was armed with a knife and demanded that the driver hand over his taking.
The victim handed over an amount of cash and the man ran off along Centre Road.
The man is described as being approximately 175cm tall and wearing dark clothing.
14 February 2018 – Update – Arrest – Armed Robbery – Bank – Laverton
Published February 15, 2018 | Armed Crime Squad detectives have arrested two men this morning as part of their investigation into an armed robbery at a bank in Laverton last year.
A 55-year-old Altona man was arrested with assistance from the Special Operations Group in Lark Street, Altona shortly after 8am.
A 43-year-old Mordialloc man was arrested by police on Nightingale Street, Balaclava.
The pair will now be interviewed by police.
The arrests follow an armed robbery at a bank on Aviation Road, Laverton on 21 December, 2017.
A quantity of cash was taken during the incident.
13 February 2018 – Update – Arrest – Armed Robbery – Store – Bayswater
Published February 15, 2018 | Knox Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged two men in relation to an armed robbery in Bayswater last year.
It is alleged two men attended the Scoresby Road store just after midnight on 5 December and sprayed an employee with what is believed to be petrol, before making demands for cash.
The men stole an amount of cash before fleeing on foot.
The 45-year-old female employee wasn’t physically injured as a result of the incident.
A 26-year-old and 33-year-old man, both from Wonthaggi, have been charged with armed robbery and will appear in court at a later date.
6 February 2018 – Update – 6 Arrests – Armed Robbery – Firearms Shop – Thornbury
Published February 9, 2018 | Six men have been arrested in the past 24 hours as part of the Armed Crime Squad investigation into an armed robbery in Thornbury last week.
Two men were arrested by police from the Special Operations Group on Collins Street about 2.10pm on Monday, 5 February.
An 18-year-old Chadstone man has been charged with armed robbery, theft of firearms, possess traffickable quantity of firearms and prohibited person possess firearms.
A 20-year-old Docklands man has been charged with theft of firearms, possess traffickable quantity of firearms, prohibited person possess firearms and handle stolen goods.
Both were held in custody overnight and will face Melbourne Magistrates’ Court today.
A number of warrants were subsequently executed by detectives from Crime Command and police from North West Metro Region at properties in Docklands, Craigieburn, Dallas, Wallan, Keilor Downs, Chadstone and Broadmeadows.
A 20-year-old Wallan man, 20-year-old Craigieburn man, 19-year-old Dallas man and 25-year-old Craigieburn man were arrested and will be interviewed by police.
The arrests follow an armed robbery at a firearms business on High Street, Thornbury on 29 January.
It is believed four armed males entered the store just after 11am and stole a number of firearms.
At the time of the incident, it was believed around 60 firearms may have been stolen during the armed robbery.
A subsequent audit by the Victoria Police Licensing and Regulation Division determined that 37 firearms had been taken.
Firearms were seized during the warrants and it’s believed all are now accounted for.
