Update: Armed robbery, Kepnock
A Kepnock bottle shop was robbed last night by a man armed with a large knife.
Preliminary information indicates that a man wearing a balaclava entered the Elliott Heads Road business around 7pm.
The man stole money from the cash register before fleeing on foot. He was last seen running in a westerly direction along Baker Street.
A female store attendant was not physically injured and police investigations are continuing.
The man is described as Caucasian, approximately late teens to mid 20’s, 175cms tall, proportionate build with short dark hair and a tanned complexion. He was wearing a black baseball cap, a black hooded jumper, grey long pants and white sneakers, and carrying a green duffle bag.
Police are investigating links between this incident and the armed robbery at the Leading Edge Video store on Maryborough Street, Bundaberg on February 1, 2014.
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