Friday 3 November 2017

Man Faces Court over Two Alleged Armed Robberies

BY JESSICA ROUSE

A man will front court today charged over two alleged armed robberies in the Hunter Valley last month.

Police allege he robbed a fashion store in Bridge Street Muswellbrook on October 10 at knifepoint getting away with cash.

It's also alleged he threatened staff at a restaurant in the same street with a knife on October 31 and again escaped with cash.

After extensive investigations into both incidents, officers from the Hunter Valley Local Area Command attended a home in Glenbawn Place, Muswellbrook at 10:50am yesterday and arrested a man.

The 23-year-old was arrested and charged with two counts of robbery armed with an offensive weapon.

He was refused bail and appears in Singleton Local Court today.