Allegedly armed with a machete, a man attempted to rob a restaurant at Lake Macquarie overnight, but in the end, he handed himself in.
Police allege just after closing time at 10pm the 21-year-old approached a restaurant on the Pacific Highway near High Street at Belmont.
He tried to gain entry to the building via a closed side entrance and then demanded money from an employee before fleeing empty handed.
Police began investigations, but before long the man handed himself in at Belmont Police Station.
He was arrest and charged with robbery whilst armed with an offensive weapon and being armed with intent to commit an indictable offence.
He faces Newcastle Local Court today.
