Robbery with violence, Carrara
Police are investigating after a man was threatened with a knife and forced to drive to withdraw cash from an ATM on the Gold Coast this morning.
Around 7am a 50-year-old man was inside his residence at a caravan park on Broadbeach Nerang Road at Carrara when he was approached by an unknown man armed with a knife.
The intruder demanded the victim drive to the nearest ATM and the man complied, driving to an ATM at an Ashmore shopping centre.
The man used the victim’s debit card to withdraw cash from the ATM before returning to the vehicle and forcing the victim to drive to a service station.
When they arrived at the service station on Nerang Southport Road in Ashmore, the man handed the victim cash ‘for fuel’ before fleeing on foot with the rest of the stolen cash.
No one was physically injured during the incident.
The man is described as being Caucasian in appearance, aged in his late 30s or early 40s, about 160cm tall with a very slim build, fair complexion and short hair. He was wearing a yellow long-sleeved jumper, dark long pants and a green beanie.
Investigations are continuing.
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