Police hunt on for armed Toowoomba teen who threatened shop guard

A security guard who confronted a group of Toowoomba teenagers for stealing was threatened after one of the youths pulled out a knife.

Rear view of a security guard listening to his headset. Generic photo of security guard.

A Toowoomba security guard working at Wyalla Plaza at the weekend was threated with a knife after he confronted a group of teenagers for stealing.

A Queensland Police Service spokeswoman said officers were called to the Newtown shopping center on Sunday afternoon, May 4.

She said initial investigations suggested that group of young people were inside a shop before one of them allegedly stole an item.

Toowoomba shopping centre Wyalla Plaza.

When a security guard confronted the group near the shop, the spokeswoman said one of the youths pulled a knife out and threatened the worker.

It is not known what type of knife the teen was carrying, or what size it was.

The spokeswoman said the teenagers fled on foot and no one was injured during the incident.

“Investigations are continuing,” she said.

The teenagers are yet to be located, and police urge anyone in the area with CCTV to check their footage and report anything of interest to police.

The incident at the shopping center occurred between 1pm and 1.15pm.

Originally published as Police hunt on for armed Toowoomba teen who threatened shop guard