Thursday13 January 2022 02:47:07 AM
A man will face court today charged after an incident on Sydney’s Northern Beaches yesterday.
About 10am (Wednesday 12 January 2022)emergency services were called to a business on Pittwater RoadBrookvaleafter reports a man had allegedly threatened an employee with an axe.
Officers from Northern Beaches Police Area Command attended and were told the unknown man had allegedly left the store without paying for several items.
An employee of the store – a 21-year-old man – attempted to stop the manbefore he was allegedly threatened with an axe.
A short time later on Pittwater RoadBrookvalethe man allegedly threatened another employee of the store – a 35-year-old man – and a 62-year-old manbefore fleeing the scene.
Police conducted a search of the areawith the assistance of the Dog Unit and PolAirbut the man could not be located.
Following inquiriesofficers attended a home on Normandy RoadAllambie Heightsabout 11.30am (Wednesday 12 January 2022)where a 35-year-old man was arrested and taken to Manly Police Station.
About 4pm (Wednesday 12 January 2022)police executed a search warrant at a home on Normandy RoadAllambie Heightswhere they seized cannabis plants and other items.
The man was charged with robbery armed with offensive weaponuse etc offensive weapon with intent to commit indictable offence (two counts) and cultivate prohibited plant>small & <=indictable quantity (two counts).
He was refused bail to appear at Manly Local Court today (Thursday 13 January 2022).
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