Armed robbery, Burleigh Heads
Police have charged three people following investigations into an armed robbery that occurred at a service station in Burleigh Heads early this morning.
It will be alleged that around 1.30am, a man and a woman entered the Gold Coast Highway business while a second woman stood by the door.
The man and woman approached the console operator, where it is alleged the woman produced a knife and made demands for money.
The console operator complied, handing over a cash tray from the cash register.
It is further alleged that all three fled the scene in a vehicle, which police located a short time later at an address in Palm Beach.
A 21-year-old Upper Coomera woman, 18-year-old Wattle Ridge man, and a 21-year-old Southport woman have been charged with one count each of armed robbery.
All three are due to appear in the Southport Magistrates Court tomorrow, July 11.
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