2 August 2018 – Update – Arrests – Armed Robbery – Service Station – Lara
Published August 3, 2018 | 
Detectives from Geelong Crime Investigation Unit have arrested four teenagers as part of their ongoing investigation into an armed robbery at a Lara service station last month.
Police were called to the Mill Road business just before 1.40am on 24 July following reports four male offenders, allegedly armed with hammers, smashed their way into the store and stole cash and cigarettes.
It is believed a fifth offender remained in a waiting vehicle, being a silver Mercedes-Benz believed to have been stolen from an aggravated burglary in Balwyn North on 22 July.
This morning investigators executed search warrants at addresses in Brookfield, Wyndham Vale, Mill Park and Epping.
A 16-year-old Brookfield boy, 16-year-old Wyndham Vale boy, 17-year-old Mill Park boy and a 17-year-old Epping boy were arrested during the operation.
Detectives are also investigating whether the armed robbery is linked to an aggravated burglary in Fairview Avenue, Camberwell on 25 July.
The teens remain in custody and are assisting police with their enquiries into all three incidents.
26 July 2018 – Update – Armed Robbery – Milk Bar – Dandenong
Published July 27, 2018 | Greater Dandenong Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating after two men held up a milk bar earlier this month and fled with cash.
Investigators have been told the men, who were armed with firearms, entered the Heatherton Road store about 9.30pm on 20 July and demanded money.
The owner, a 47-year-old Dandenong man, was assaulted during the incident and taken to hospital with minor injuries.
The pair took a small quantity of cash, several packs of cigarettes and a mobile phone before fleeing on foot along a nearby laneway.
The second victim, a 42-year-old Dandenong woman, contacted police.
She was not injured.
One of the men is perceived as being of African appearance, about 170cm tall and aged between 20 and 30 years old with a slim build and Australian accent.
The second is perceived as Caucasian in appearance, about 175cm tall and aged between 20 and 30 years old with a slim build.
He was wearing a light-coloured hoodie and was carrying a black bag.
No arrests have been made at this stage and the investigation is ongoing.
19 July 2018 – CCTV Released – Armed Robbery – Service Station – Wallan
Published July 20, 2018 | Mitchell Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating an armed robbery in at a Wallan service station on Tuesday.
Investigators have been told a man armed with a knife entered the High Street premises shortly before 4.50am
The man threatened and made demands to the employee before fleeing with an amount of cash in a black Mercedes Benz.
No one was injured as a result of the incident.
Investigators have released a number of CCTV images of the vehicle and a man who they believe may be able to assist with their enquiries.
5 July 2018 – ATM Skimming – Financial Institution – Paynesville
Published July 6, 2018 | Police are investigating a series of ATM skimming incidents in Paynesville last month.
A skimming device was placed on an ATM in The Esplanade in Paynesville between 22-26 June.
The card information obtained was then used at numerous ATM’s in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne on 1 July.
Two males were seen in the vicinity around 6.15am and 6-7pm on each day the skimming occurred.
Both males are perceived to be of Indian Sub-Continental appearance and were wearing dark-coloured jackets and beanies.
The first male is described as 170cm tall, approximately 35-40-years-old with a shaved head.
The second man is described as 180cm tall, approximately 30-years-old, with short dark curly hair.
Police would like to remind ATM customers to cover the key pad when using an ATM to protect their personal information.
Investigators have released images and CCTV of two men they believe can assist with their enquiries.
4 July 2018 – Armed Robbery – Convenience Store – Niddrie
Published July 6, 2018 | Police are appealing for public assistance after bandits robbed a convenience store in Niddrie last night.
Police have been told four males with their faces covered entered a convenience store on Keilor Road about 10.30pm.
It is believed two males produced a firearm and an axe before making demands for cigarettes.
Cigarettes and a mobile phone were stolen and the offenders fled the scene.
They were last seen driving away in a dark coloured sedan.
No-one was injured during the incident.
Investigators believe the same offenders attempted to rob a convenience store in Bundoora about 9.30pm and a store in Keilor just before 10pm.
Detectives are keen to speak to any witnesses or anyone in the area at the time.
28 June 2018 – Update – CCTV Released – Armed Robbery – Shopping Centre – Deer Park
Published June 29, 2018 | Armed Crime Squad detectives have released CCTV footage of a man they are searching for following an armed robbery in Deer Park earlier this month.
The man entered the Neale Road shopping centre about 1.20pm on Thursday, 7 June.
He then walked into a post office and produced a firearm, demanding cash.
The man was given a quantity of money and then left the store.
No one was physically injured during the incident.
A search was conducted in the local area, however police were unable to locate the man.
Detectives are today releasing CCTV and images of a man who they believe may be able to assist with their enquiries.
He is believed to be of Pacific Islander or Maori appearance, about 175cm tall with a medium build and at the time of the incident he was wearing a dark hooded jumper and pants, with a black bandanna covering his face.
20 June 2018 – Appeal – CCTV Released – Armed Robbery – Convenience Store – Northcote
Published June 22, 2018 | Police are investigating an armed robbery at a Northcote convenience store which occurred earlier this month.
It is understood a balaclava-clad woman entered the store on Victoria Road about 4.15pm on 14 June.
The woman produced a knife and demanded cash from the attendant, before fleeing on a blue bicycle with a small amount of cash.
No one was injured during the incident.
Detectives have released an image of a similar looking bicycle the offender was riding and an image of a woman who they believe may be able to assist with their enquiries.
14 June 2018 – Appeal – Armed Robbery – Service Station – Yallambie
Published June 15, 2018 | Police are appealing for public assistance following an armed robbery in Yallambie on Monday.
Investigators have been told two males, one of them armed with an axe, entered the Yallambie Street service station about 8.50pm on 11 June.
They confronted a female staff member and a delivery driver that was in the store.
The delivery man was pushed to the ground and his wallet and mobile phone were stolen by the man with the axe.
The other offender went behind the counter and forced the attendant to open the till, he stole a quantity of cash and cigarette lighters before they fled on foot.
The first man is perceived to be Caucasian and was wearing a black long sleeve top and pants, black balaclava and black gloves.
The second man is perceived to be Caucasian and was wearing a dark grey long sleeve jacket, dark coloured pants, grey cap with a green or grey mask and gloves.
No one was physically injured during the incident.
Investigators have released images of the males they wish to speak to in relation to the armed robbery.
13 June 2018 – Armed Robbery – Shopping Centre – Sunshine
Published June 15, 2018 | Brimbank Embona Taskforce detectives are on the scene of an armed robbery which occurred at a Sunshine shopping centre earlier this afternoon.
The incident took place at a jewellery store in the Harvester Road shopping centre when two men, one armed with a firearm and the second man armed with a hammer, burst into the store just before 5pm.
The man with the firearm threatened a staff member while the other man used the hammer to smash several glass display cases.
The men grabbed various items of jewellery from the cases before fleeing from the store.
Both men got onto a black Honda CBR motorbike and left the scene, travelling north on Harvester Road.
8 June 2018 – Armed Robbery – Milkbar – Preston
Published June 8, 2018 | Banyule Crime Investigation Unit detectives are investigating an armed robbery in Preston last night (7 June).
Four males attended the Victoria Street milk bar and jumped the counter shortly after 9pm.
Staff have fought back and managed to restrain one of males, a 17-year-old boy, until police arrived.
The three other males fled the scene.
Two staff members were injured – a 54-year-old man was taken to hospital with non-life threatening facial injuries and a 31-year-old man was treated at the scene for minor facial injuries.
The Reservoir teenager has been charged with armed robbery, intentionally cause injury, recklessly cause injury, and unlawful assault. He will appear at a Children’s court at a later date.
