Duo Arrested After Dynamic Arrest In Doveton

Police have arrested two men following an alleged armed robbery in Doveton this morning.

It is understood two men approached a woman whilst she was walking through a carpark near Autumn Place just before 9am.

It is alleged one of the men produced a firearm, and the second man produced a box cutter before making demands for her personal property.

The duo fled the scene on foot with the woman’s mobile phone.

With Air Wing overhead and Critical Incident Response Unit officers on the ground, the pair were swiftly arrested on Paperbark Street shortly after.

A 53-year-old man and a 27-year-old man both from Doveton are expected to be interviewed later today.

A 29-year-old woman from Drouin was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

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