BY IAN CROUCH
Police have made a breakthrough in their investigation into an armed robbery on a pub at Jewells last month.
It's alleged a man forced his way into the Jewells Tavern on Ntaba Road at about 3pm on Tuesday March 25 and threatened staff with a broken bottle before escaping with cash.
Earlier this week, detectives released an image of a man they wished to question in relation to the incident.
Inquiries led them to an address on Doongara Close at Jewells on Thursday where they arrested a 31-year-old man.
He's been charged with robbery while armed with an offensive weapon and refused bail to face Newcastle Local Court today (Friday 11 April, 2025).
