Armed robbery, Upper Mount Gravatt
Police have charged a man following an armed robbery at a shopping centre in Upper Mount Gravatt this morning.
It will be alleged around 9:30am a man smashed the display window of a jewellery store with a hammer, stealing stock and fleeing on foot.
The man was subsequently detained by security until police arrived and took the man into custody.
No one was physically injured during the incident.
A 24-year-old Avondale man has been charged with one count each of armed robbery, wilful damage, enter premises with intent to commit an indictable offence and possession of a knife in a public place.
He is due to appear in Brisbane Magistrates Court today.
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