May 18, 2018
A 23-year-old Murgon man has been charged with armed robbery after an incident at a Manly West convenience store on Thursday afternoon.
Police will allege that at 1:30pm a man and three teenage boys entered a convenience store in Trevally Crescent.
One of the group allegedly threatened a female staff member with a knife demanding money, then removed money from the till while the others stole food items.
The group left the store and got into a red Mitsubishi sedan.
A member of the public recorded the vehicle driving away and was able to supply police with the registration and description.
About 3:00pm, the vehicle was spotted in the Centenary area and Polair was tasked to track the vehicle as it headed south on the Centenary Highway.
The vehicle headed to Biota Street at Inala where the three passengers left the vehicle and were arrested by police a short time later.
The Mitsubishi then headed westbound on the Ipswich Motorway and was tracked by Polair before taking the Redbank Plains turn-off and parking in a shopping centre carpark. The driver fled but was located and arrested by police nearby a short time later.
Police will allege the vehicle had been stolen from the driveway of a residence in Oxley overnight on May 16.
A 23-year-old Murgon man, a 15-year-old North Booval boy, a 15-year-old Inala boy and a 16-year-old Inala boy have all been charged with one count each of armed robbery in company, burglary, receiving tainted property and unlawful use of a motor vehicle.
The man was expected to appear at the Richlands Magistrates Court on Friday.
The boys will be dealt with under the provisions of the Youth Justice Act.
The 23-year-old female staff member was not physically injured during the incident.
