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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.

Originally published as Sunshine Coast police charge man with Maroochydore store armed robbery

Original URL: https://www.thechronicle.com.au/news/queensland/sunshine-coast/police-courts/sunshine-coast-police-charge-man-with-maroochydore-store-armed-robbery/news-story/4b413f61fe38aa1a190f7065ace85e77