Tuesday18 June 2024 01:37:53 PM
A man has been charged following an investigation into an aggravated robbery in the state’s north-west.
About 12.15am on (Sunday 6 June 2024)a man attended a home on Short StreetBourkeand allegedly demanded cash from a man known to him.
When the occupant of the home refusedthe man allegedly threatened him with a knife before he complied and transferred funds to a bank account.
The occupant of the home was not injured.
Following inquiriesabout 5.40am the same daypolice attended a home on Hope StreetBourke and arrested a 34-year-old man.
He was taken to Bourke Police Stationwhere he allegedly escaped police custody and was injured while jumping over a fence.
A short time later he was located in the rear yard of a businesswhere an ambulance was called and he was taken to hospital with ankle injuries.
About 10am yesterday (Monday 17 June 2024)he was transferred to Bourke Police Station and charged with:
Police also executed two outstanding arrest warrants for aggravated robbery and domestic violence-related offences.
The man was refused bail and appeared at Bourke Local Court yesterday (Monday 17 June 2024)where he was formally refused bail to reappear at the same court on Thursday 22 August 2024.
