Update: Attempted armed robbery, Browns Plains
Detectives from Browns Plains Criminal Investigation Branch have charged a man following investigations into the attempted armed robbery of a service station at Browns Plains on Tuesday night.
It will be alleged a man entered the Browns Plains Road business armed with a stick and made demands for cash around 7.20pm.
The man then threw the stick at the male attendant before fleeing the store empty-handed.
No one was physically injured during the incident.
Information provided by the community following the release of CCTV footage led to the identification and subsequent arrest of a man this morning.
A 39-year-old Kingston man has been charged with attempted robbery is due to appear in the Beenleigh Magistrates Court today.
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