Update: Robbery, West End (Townsville)
Police have charged a man in relation to the robbery of a service station in West End in Townsville last night.
It will be alleged around 8.40pm a man entered the business on Sturt Street and approached the counter armed with a bottle.
He then allegedly demanded the male employee open the till. The employee complied before the man, who then allegedly removed a sum of cash.
The man then fled the store with the money.
No one was injured during the incident.
A 37-year-old Hermit Park man was taken into custody in West End this morning.
He has been charged with armed robbery and is due to appear in Townsville Magistrates Court on October 10.
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