Armed robbery, Newtown
Police are investigating following the armed robbery of a hotel in Toowoomba this morning.
At around 3am a man approached a 28-year-old employee at the business on Bridge Street, Newtown and advised him the toilets were broken.
The employee went to the bathrooms with the man who then produced a knife and demanded money from the till.
The pair then went to the cash register where the staff member handed over a sum of cash.
The man then fled the premises along Bridge Street. No one was injured during the incident.
Anyone with further information, or who may have seen a man along Bridge Street at the time of the robbery, is urged to contact police.
If you have information for police, contact Policelink by providing information using the online suspicious activity form 24hrs per day at www.police.qld.gov.au/reporting.
Report crime information anonymously via Crime Stoppers. Call 1800 333 000 or report online at www.crimestoppersqld.com.au.
