Armed Robbery, Beenleigh
Police are investigating the armed robbery of a hotel at Beenleigh in the early hours of this morning.
Preliminary investigations indicate that around 2.20am, a man has entered the James Street business through the rear entrance, armed with a firearm.
He has then approached the bar area and threatened a 37-year-old female staff-member with the weapon, demanding cash.
A 42-year-old male patron has then approached the man and threatened him with a chair, prompting the man to flee from the hotel empty-handed.
The man is described as Caucasian in appearance and aged in his 30s.
He was wearing a black hooded jumper, grey track-pants and had a black bandana covering his face at the time of the incident.
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