Detectives yesterday charged a man following information been supplied to Crime Stoppers after two Sunshine Coast chemists were robbed in early January. Police released vision of a man on January 10 seeking public assistance to help locate a man following an armed robbery in Nambour.
It will be alleged a man entered a pharmacy on Mill Street at 10.25am on January 9 and produced a knife making demands to staff for medication.
When they complied, the man fled the scene without further incident.
It will be further alleged the same man had attended a Rawson Street at Caloundra chemist on January 4. Around 9.30am a man threatened a female staff member with a knife demanding medication. The staff member complied and the man left.
After information was supplied to Crime Stoppers by a member of the public, police attended a house in Bells Reach Drive at 4pm on February 1 and arrested a man.
A 56-year-old Caloundra West man has been charged with two counts of armed robbery and will appear at the Maroochydore Magistrates Court on February 13.
If you have information for police, contact Policelink on 131 444 or provide information using the online form 24hrs per day.
You can report information about crime anonymously to Crime Stoppers, a registered charity and community volunteer organisation, by calling 1800 333 000 or via crimestoppersqld.com.au 24hrs per day.
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