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.