Armed robberies, Logan District
Logan detectives are investigating two armed robberies that occurred in the Logan District overnight that are believed to be linked.
The first incident occurred at around 12.30am when three men entered a service station on Chatswood Road and approached the attendant at the counter.
One of the men produced what appeared to be an axe and made demands for money and cigarettes.
The attendant complied and the men fled the store with a sum of cash and cigarettes and were last seen in a maroon Mazda SUV on Paradise Road heading towards the Pacific Motorway.
The second incident occurred around 1.15am at another service station on Beenleigh-Beaudesert Road in Mount Warren Park.
Three men have entered the service station and one has produced an axe and jumped over the counter, kicking the male attendant and demanding cash.
The attendant complied with their demands, and the men then fled the scene with a sum of cash and drove off.
The attendant suffered minor injuries to his shoulder as a result of the robbery.
Police investigations into the robberies are continuing.
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