A man will face court today following an armed robbery in Guildford on Sunday, June 30.
Officers attached to Cumberland Police Area Command have commenced an investigation into an alleged armed robbery at a service station on Rawson Road, Guildford.
It is alleged two unknown men entered the shop and one of them – armed with a knife – demanded cash from the 23-year-old male employee before fleeing the scene with the money in a black Honda sedan.
Following inquiries, officers attached to Cumberland Police Area Command, with assistance of South West Metropolitan Operations Support Group, arrested a 39-year-old man at a Woodpark property, about 5pm on Monday, July 1.
During the search at the premises, police seized an amount of cannabis, cash, and electric devices at the premises.
He was taken to Granville Police Station where he was charged with ‘robbery armed with offensive weapon’ and ‘contravene prohibition/restriction in AVO’.
He was refused bail to appear at Parramatta Local Court today.
As inquiries, anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Ellie Busby is a news reporter for Western Sydney Publishing Group. A graduate of the University of Hertfordshire and Western Sydney University, she is a journalism Major. Ellie has worked with Universal Media, The Cova Project and for a range of other organisations. In 2024, Ellie was named Young Writer of the Year at the Mumbrella Publish Awards.