Attempted armed robbery, Toowoomba
A man has been charged following an attempted armed robbery at Toowoomba earlier today.
Police will allege at 11.35am the man entered the front yard of a residential address on Schloss Street and demanded the occupant who was standing near his vehicle to hand it over.
It will be further alleged the man then produced a knife.
The occupant declined and the man walked away from the address.
The occupant did not suffer any physical injury.
It will then be alleged the man walked in front of a vehicle travelling along Geddes Street. The woman driving the vehicle stopped and the man approached the driver’s side door still armed with the knife. The woman has immediately driven away.
The woman did not suffer any injuries.
Police located and arrested the man a short distance away.
A 38-year-old man from Rangeville was charged with two counts of attempted armed robbery and one count of possession of a knife in a public place. He is due to appear in the Toowoomba Magistrates Court tomorrow, July 14.
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