Men threatened with machete and gun at Gold Coast tavern
Police have released shocking vision of the moment thieves shot their way into a local tavern in a horrific armed robbery. SEE THE VIDEO
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POLICE have released shocking vision of the moment thieves shot their way into a local tavern in a horrific armed robbery.
The footage shows the moment three hooded men armed with a machete and a gun, shot though the door of the Ormeau’s Norfolk Hotel just after 3:30am Saturday morning April 27th.
The men can be seen to be waving a gun at a staff member behind the bar and forcing him onto the ground.
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Police say the men then threatened 23-year-old and 26-year-old employees with the weapons.
The trio demanded money from the premises, before fleeing the scene with cash in a white 2018 Volkswagen Transporter van, which was believed to have been stolen from Melbourne.
No one was physically injured during the incident.
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Before there robbery the stolen van travelled east along Darlington Drive, Yatala with a stolen white 2012 Audi A1 sedan with a black roof.
The van then travelled along Stanmore Road and Beenleigh Beaudesert Road following the armed robbery, before it was located burnt-out at Plunkett Road, Tamborine, around 4.00am.
It’s believed the three men then used the stolen Audi, which was last seen entering an estate on Yarrabilba Drive, Yarrabilba.
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The men are described as caucasian in appearance and had their faces covered during the incident.
A 27-year-old man was taken into custody over the matter Tuesday, he was not charged.
Police are appealing for witnesses or anyone who has CCTV or dash-camera vision — of the stolen vehicles.
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