Woombye alleged robbery: Man accused of threatening driver with hammer

A Sunshine Coast man has been arrested after he allegedly robbed a motorist with a hammer while in traffic near the Bruce Hwy. Watch the footage.

A Sippy Downs man has been arrested for an alleged armed robbery with a hammer in Woombye.

Police will allege the 30-year-old man had brandished a large hammer and threatened other motorists along Nambour Connection Rd about 2.30pm on August 8, 2022.

It’s alleged by police the man then robbed another motorist for a sum of cash before escaping in another vehicle.

Sunshine Coast Criminal Investigation Branch detectives located the Sippy Downs man at a Gympie home on Thursday August 11, 2022 where he was arrested.

He has been charged with going armed to cause fear, armed robbery and serious assault of a person over 60.

The man was due to appear in Gympie Magistrates Court on Friday August 11, 2022.

Video obtained by the Sunshine Coast Daily depicts the run-in next to the roundabout near the Bruce Hwy and Maroochydore Rd.

In the footage one man can be seen outside his vehicle allegedly brandishing a hammer while yelling at another driver.