Police are investigating an armed robbery which occurred at a bank in Fawkner on 6 January.

Investigators have been told that two balaclava clad men ran into the bank on Bonwick Street around 3pm.

The men were carrying a cut down long-arm firearm and a handgun and told staff to hand over cash.

Staff complied and the men then fled the building and were last seen driving off in a green sedan.

The burnt out car was located by police about 10 minutes after the robbery.

Police believe that the offenders drove off in another vehicle.

Police are hunting a light fingered Thelma and Louise who stole a tablet computer from a Gippsland retailer.

Investigators believe that the two women entered the electrical retailer situated in Raymond Street, Sale around 3.15pm on Monday 23 January.

Members believe the pair worked in tandem with one of the women removing the tablet from a display case while the other distracted staff.

The couple then left the store with the merchandise.

At the time of the offence one of the women was wearing blue jean shorts and a white singlet top.

Her brown hair was tied back and she was carrying a large grey handbag.

The other woman was wearing a grey top and dark pants.

She was carrying a black handbag and also had her hair tied back.

Police have released images of two women that they believe may be able to help with their investigation

Police are appealing for witnesses to an armed robbery in Clayton last night where a female shop assistant was stabbed in the arm.

Police have been told three male offenders entered the store in Centre Road just after 9pm.

The 24-year-old shop assistant from Clayton was alone in the store, when the offenders demanded she open the till and give them cash.

One offender has gone behind the counter and removed cash from the till, and the other offender has then leaned over the counter and stabbed the woman in the left arm requiring stitches. It is alleged both men were armed with knives.

All three offenders are aged in their late teens.

The first offender is described as Caucasian, approximately 178cm tall and of medium build.

He was wearing a dark blue hoodie with a white peaked cap underneath and shorts.

The second offender is approximately 190cm tall, solid build and has olive skin.

He was wearing a dark t-shirt with dark shorts, high cut runners and white cap. His face was covered with a white bandanna.

The third man is described as approximately 170cm tall, olive skin, solid build and short black hair.

He was wearing a dark t-shirt and dark shorts. His face was partially covered by a white scarf.

Police have release an image of two of the men who may be able to assist police with their inquiries.

Police are appealing for witnesses to an armed robbery in Clayton last night where a female shop assistant was stabbed in the arm.

Police have been told three male offenders entered the store in Centre Road just after 9pm.

The 24-year-old shop assistant from Clayton was alone in the store, when the offenders demanded she open the till and give them cash.

One offender has gone behind the counter and removed cash from the till, and the other offender has then leaned over the counter and stabbed the woman in the left arm requiring stitches. It is alleged both men were armed with knives.

All three offenders are aged in their late teens.

The first offender is described as Caucasian, approximately 178cm tall and of medium build.

He was wearing a dark blue hoodie with a white peaked cap underneath and shorts.

The second offender is approximately 190cm tall, solid build and has olive skin.

He was wearing a dark t-shirt with dark shorts, high cut runners and white cap. His face was covered with a white bandanna.

The third man is described as approximately 170cm tall, olive skin, solid build and short black hair.

He was wearing a dark t-shirt and dark shorts. His face was partially covered by a white scarf.

Police have release an image of two of the men who may be able to assist police with their inquiries.

Police are investigating an armed robbery at a supermarket in Oakleigh South this afternoon.

Police have been told two males entered the rear of the Macrina Street supermarket just after 3.30pm.

It’s alleged one of the offenders armed with a firearm approached the attendants at the front counters before demanding cash.

They fled the scene heading east along Ferntree Gully Road with a substantial amount of cash.

Both offenders are described as being aged in their late teens to early 20s, Caucasian in appearance and one of the men is described to have an olive complexion.

The first offender was wearing a blue t-shirt with a white t-shirt covering his face.

The second man was wearing shorts and a t shirt over his face

Police are investigating a burglary which occurred at a hotel in Eaglehawk on Saturday 28 January.

Investigators believe that two men broke into the Hall Street premises around 1.15am.

Once inside the premises they made their way through numerous rooms and stole any cash that they found.

The couple fled when an occupant woke up and turned on his room light.

Both men have been described as having a solid build with one man wearing a light coloured top with a dark hoodie while the other man was wearing a light coloured hoodie.

Police have released images of two men that they believe may be able to assist them with their investigation.

Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying a man involved in an armed robbery in St Kilda on Friday, 13 January.

Investigators have been told the man, who was armed with a firearm, entered a convenience outlet on Barkly Street around 4.35am.

The offender has demanded and received a quantity of cash from the attendant, before exiting the store and fleeing in a southerly direction.

The offender is described as Caucasian, between 172 and 175cm tall with brown hair and an unshaven appearance.

He was last seen wearing a pair of khaki tradesman type overalls with a dark coloured top underneath and a leather style bomber jacket. He also had a black beanie on.

Police have released an image of a man they believe can assist the investigation.

Police are investigating an attempted robbery in Carrum Downs early this morning.

It is believed that a tip truck containing up to three male offenders crashed in to the front window of a service station on Frankston-Dandenong Road just before 4am.

Police have been told the men allegedly failed attempts to tie a snatch strap on to an ATM, before leaving the scene in the truck.

The vehicle was found set alight on Austin Road in Seaford shortly afterwards.

A utility with a canopy was then seen leaving the area.

Nobody was injured in the incident.

Police are appealing for assistance to identify a man responsible for an armed robbery on a pharmacy in Port Melbourne on Wednesday.

The man entered the Bay Street Pharmacy at 2pm armed with a firearm.

The male approached the front counter and demanded money from two staff members.

Nobody was injured during the robbery and the offender ran north on Bay Street.

He is described as Caucasian, aged between 30 and 40, approximately 180cm tall, thin build, brown shoulder length wavy hair, acne and a patchy beard with hollowed cheeks.

He was wearing a black baseball cap, dark blue parachute tracksuit pants a blue tracksuit top, white runners and black gloves.

Investigators have released an image of a man that may assist with their enquiries.

Police have arrested a 19-year old man this morning after a string of armed robberies which were carried out in the northern suburbs over the past eight months.

The man, of no fixed address, was arrested in Hadfield just after 7.30am.

The man is currently in police custody and his expected to be charged in relation to a number of armed robberies on gaming venues dating back to June 2011.

He is expected to front the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court later today.

Police are hunting the man responsible for a series of mobile phone thefts that have occurred in Melbourne’s CBD over the past two months.

The unknown offender is alleged to have committed thefts around Swanston and Elizabeth streets and on Collins and Little Collins streets from 10 December, 2011 until 15 January, 2012.

On all seven occasions, the offender snatches a mobile phone from the hands of mainly female victims or from the tables they place them on.

Police have released an image of a man they believe can assist their investigation.

The man is perceived to be Caucasian and is believed to be aged in his 20s with short dark hair, medium build, and about 175 to 185cm tall.

The offender was seen wearing black coloured sunglasses during the seven thefts.

Anyone with information about the thefts is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or visit www.crimestoppers.com.au.