BY MADELAINE MCNEILL
A man is due to face court today over his alleged role in a West Wallsend armed robbery.
Police say the 28-year-old was armed with a knife when he entered a store on Carrington Street just before 11 o'clock Wednesday morning.
He is accused of threatening a female employee at the store and demanding cash before fleeing the scene in a Toyota Camry with alleged stolen number plates.
While Lake Macquarie police officers responded to the incident, the man's alleged getaway vehicle was noticed travelling at speed by Highway Patrol officers.
Officers pulled the car over and spoke with the driver before searching the vehicle, in which they allegedly located clothing and cash.
The man was arrested and taken to Toronto Police Station where officers charged him with robbery whilst armed, goods in custody and two counts of fraud.
