Robbery charges, Burleigh
Police have charged a man following an alleged robbery of a jewellery store at Burleigh this afternoon.
It will be alleged at about 3.15pm a man entered the business inside a shopping centre on West Burleigh Road and smashed a glass display cabinet with a hammer. The man removed a number of items from the cabinet and left the store.
A member of the public restrained the man and with the assistance of security officers and other members of the public, he was held until police arrived.
A 45-year-old Elanora man has been charged with one count each of going armed so as to cause fear, enter premises and commit indictable offence, wilful damage, possess knife in a public place and two counts of common assault.
He is expected to appear at the Southport Magistrates Court on April 25.
