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Police seek to identify person after Leopold milk bar armed robbery

Officers want to identify a person after a milk bar staff member was threatened with a screwdriver, police say.

Police are appealing for help in relation to an armed robbery in Leopold.
Police are appealing for help in relation to an armed robbery in Leopold.

A thief is believed to have threatened a staff member at a Leopold milk bar with a screwdriver before stealing cash.

Police are appealing for public assistance following the armed robbery on May 13, and have released an image of a person they are hoping to identify.

“Investigators have been told an unknown person entered a milk bar on Kensington Rd about 4.30pm,” Victoria Police spokeswoman Sergeant Megan Stefanec said.

“It is believed the person threatened a shop attendant with a screwdriver before stealing a quantity of cash.
“The person is described as caucasian in appearance, of large build and is approximately 180cm tall.

“The shop attendant, a 44-year-old Leopold woman, was uninjured during the incident.”

Anyone with any CCTV/dashcam or any information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report online at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au

Originally published as Police seek to identify person after Leopold milk bar armed robbery

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