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Sunshine Coast police charge man with Maroochydore store armed robbery

A young man has been charged over the hold up of a Maroochydore convenience store after several new witnesses came forward.

A man has been charged with the armed robbery of the Maroochydore Convenience store on Aerodrome Rd.
A man has been charged with the armed robbery of the Maroochydore Convenience store on Aerodrome Rd.

A man has been charged with the armed robbery of a Maroochydore convenience store after witnesses came forward.

Police arrested a 22-year-old Sunshine Coast man on Saturday, February 18, and allege that he held up a store worker with a knife at Maroochydore Convenience, on Aerodrome Rd, on Australia Day.

Criminal Investigation Branch officer-in-charge Detective Senior Sergeant Craig Mansfield said as a result of media reports on the January 26 incident, a number of people came forward with information.

The man fronted Maroochydore Magistrates Court on Monday and was remanded in custody to next appear on April 28.

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