Armed robbery charge, Maroochydore
Police have charged a 41-year-old man following an incident at a unit block in Maroochydore yesterday evening.
It will be alleged around 6pm a man has approached a woman in a unit block on Third Avenue and made demands for money.
The man is then alleged to have entered the woman’s unit, produced a knife and has made further threats to harm the woman. He has then left the unit after taking the woman’s purse.
Police attended the scene a short time later and have observed the man leaving the unit block. He was arrested at the scene and was later charged with one count of armed robbery.
He is due to appear in the Maroochydore Magistrates Court today.
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