Update: attempted armed robbery, Landsborough
Detectives have charged two men following investigations into an attempted armed robbery which occurred in Landsborough on June 17.
Police will allege at 6.45am two men entered a bakery on Cribb Street, Landsborough. One man purchased a newspaper and as the female employee opened the cash register, it will be alleged he produced a knife and threatened her.
It will be further alleged the second man stood near the front door armed with a metal bar.
Both men allegedly pushed past the front counter into the service area where one man attempted to pick up the cash register and leave the store.
A male employee who was working at the rear of the business challenged both men, who then fled the store in a sedan without the cash register or any property.
A 19-year-old man from Bundaberg West has been charged with one count of attempted armed robbery. He is due to appear in Maroochydore Magistrates Court on July 27.
An 18-year-old man has been charged with one count of attempted armed robbery. He is due to appear in Maroochydore Magistrates Court today, July 13.
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