Police have charged a man following an alleged armed robbery at a supermarket in Mount Clear on Wednesday.
It is understood the man attended a supermarket on Geelong Road and tried to steal a number of items on Geelong Road about 8pm.
A staff member confronted the man before he allegedly produced a weapon and fled the store with the alleged stolen goods.
No one was injured.
Investigators believe the same man attended a shop in Sebastopol on 21 November.
It is alleged the man tried to steal a boat motor from the business but fled empty-handed.
Yesterday, Ballarat Crime Investigation Unit officers attended a property in Bridge Street, Sebastopol and arrested a 36-year-old man.
The Sebastopol man has been charged with assault with a weapon, theft, armed robbery, attempted burglary, and attempted theft.
He was remanded overnight to appear before the Ballarat Magistrates’ Court today.
