Armed robberies, Kangaroo Point
Police are investigating four armed robberies which have occurred in Kangaroo Point over the past three months are appealing for public assistance.
At about 7.30pm yesterday, a man entered the Ferry Street bottle shop and threatened the male staff member while demanding cash. The attendant complied and the man left on foot with a sum of money.
At around 1pm on May 30, a man entered a grocery store on Ferry Street, Kangaroo Point in possession of a firearm and demanded money from an attendant. The attendant removed money from the register and the man left with a sum of cash.
At 11.30pm on May 18, a man has entered a Lytton Road bottle shop and threatened a staff member with a handgun demanding money. The staff member complied and the man left the store with a sum of cash. He was last seen walking east on Lytton Road.
Around 11pm on April 19, a man entered a Lytton Road bottle shop and approached the counter, lifting his hooded jumper to reveal a firearm to the store attendant standing behind the counter.
The man made demands for cash, and the attendant complied and the man then fled the scene on foot with a sum of cash.
In each case, the man was described as Pacific Islander in appearance, with a stocky build, 175 centimetres tall with short black hair and aged in his late twenties or early thirties.
No attendants were physically injured during the incidents.
If you have information for police, contact Policelink by providing information using the online suspicious activity form 24hrs per day at www.police.qld.gov.au/reporting.
Report crime information anonymously via Crime Stoppers. Call 1800 333 000 or report online at www.crimestoppersqld.com.au.
