Armed robbery charges, Kangaroo Point
Where: Main Street, Kangaroo Point, the street the release names · See the street on the map
The release
Police have charged two men in relation the robbery of a shop at Kangaroo Point on Sunday afternoon, 25 October.
It will be alleged that around 6.40pm, the two men entered the Main Street business and threatened the employee with a knife before stealing a quantity of cigarettes.
The pair allegedly fled the scene on foot and were quickly located and arrested by police.
The staff member was not physically injured during the incident.
A 19-year-old Woolloongabba man and a 19-year-old Wishart man have both been charged with one count of armed robbery in company.
Bail has been refused and they are due to appear in Brisbane Magistrates Court today, 26 October.
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