Moorabbin Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man following an armed robbery in Mordialloc last week.
It is alleged the man approached the counter of a bakery on Main Street about 7.55am on Friday, 3 July.
Police will allege the man attempted to take baked goods off the counter without paying.
When a staff member asked the man to pay for the items, it is alleged he produced a suspected imitation firearm.
The 23-year-old man then fled on foot.
No one was physically injured.
Today, investigators arrested the man of no fixed address.
When he was searched, detectives located and seized multiple alleged stolen items, including an assortment of power tools, electrical appliances, and a tomahawk axe.
The man has since been charged with:
• prohibited person possess firearm
• possess firearm in public place
• theft
• theft of motor vehicle
• possess controlled weapon.
He will appear before Moorabbin Magistrates’ Court today.
