Armed robbery, Varsity Lakes
Two men are assisting police with enquiries following an incident that began near a train station in Varsity Lakes this morning and ended in Coolangatta.
About 7.40am two men armed with a knife approached a 72-year-old woman sitting in her car and subsequently stole it.
The men fled the scene in the vehicle and were later observed by police driving in a dangerous manner along the Gold Coast Highway at Palm Beach.
Police intercepted the vehicle a short time later on Ballow Street at Coolangatta after it had sustained a tyre puncture.
Two men were taken into custody and are currently assisting police with their enquiries.
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