Enter with intent charges, Annerley
Police have charged a man following an incident at a service station on Ipswich Road, Annerley last night.
It will be alleged a man entered the service station wearing a balaclava and attempted to gain access to the console operator’s area but was unable to due to a security door.
The console operator has activated an alarm, locked the front door and fled to a secure back room. Another man who was in the store at the time has also fled to a restroom within the store.
The alleged offender then threw a bottle at the man, striking him before he locked himself into the restroom.
When the man discovered he was locked in the store, he began to throw store merchandise at the front doors.
Police arrived on scene a short time later and while attempting to open the front doors of the service station the man continued to throw items at the doors and around the service station.
Police managed to force the doors open and the man was arrested.
A 20-year-old Inala man was charged with two counts of assault or obstruct police and one count each of entering a premises with intent to commit an indictable offence, enter a premises and commit an indictable offence, face marked or disguised with intent to commit an indictable offence and common assault.
He is due to appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court today.
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