Man Arrested Over A String Of Service Station Armed Robberies In Lake Macquarie

BY IAN CROUCH

A man is due to front court today (Friday 10 September, 2021) over a series of alleged armed robberies on service stations in the Lake Macquarie area.

Following extensive inquiries, Strike Force detectives swooped on a home at Belmont yesterday afternoon, arresting a 30-year-old man.

It's alleged the man held up the 7-Eleven at Cardiff, the Ultra Services Station at Edgeworth and the Metro outlets at Warners Bay and Redhead in June and July, threatening the attendants with a knife before escaping with cash and cigarettes.

He's also accused of attempting to hold up the 7-Eleven at Glendale.

The man's been refused bail to face Belmont Court today.

A still image of the alleged culprit captured from
 CCTV footage obtained by Police

Staff Threatened with Knife at Aberdare Service Station

Police are investigating an armed robbery of a service station at Aberdare on Wednesday morning, where a man threatened an attendant with a knife.

Just before 6am the man entered the service station on Aberdare Road, threatening a 31-year-old staff member, before taking cash and cigarettes and fleeing onto a dirt bike where a second man was waiting.

The bike was last seen riding along Aberdare Road.

Police are now appealing for anyone who may have seen or heard anything to come forward.

Both men were last seen wearing motorbike helmets, with dark clothing and their faces covered.

Men Arrested Over Armed Robbery Spree Across Lake Macquarie

BY IAN CROUCH

Detectives believe they've caught the men responsible for a spate of armed robberies around Lake Macquarie since early this year.

Two men aged 24 and 27 are accused of violent armed hold-ups on 9 bowling clubs and a golf club at Rathmines, New Lambton, Telarah, Boolaroo, Toronto, Wangi and Edgeworth between February and May.

It's alleged the pair threatened staff with a range of weapons including a knife, an axe, a hammer and even a brick before fleeing with cash.

They were arrested yesterday and were each charged with 17 offences - a third man is accused of being an accessory after the fact.