Armed robbery, Mermaid Beach

Police are investigating the armed robbery of a Mermaid Beach business today.

Shortly after midday a man entered the postal business on the Gold Coast Highway armed with a knife.

He threatened the female staff member and made demands for cash.

The staff member locked herself in a rear room of the business prior to the man taking cash from the cash register.

The man then fled on foot in a north-westerly direction.

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