Armed robbery, Redbank
Police are investigating the armed robbery of a takeaway sandwich shop at Redbank Plaza this afternoon.
Just after 3:30pm, a man entered a cosmetics store producing a full syringe and demanding a number of medical products before leaving the store empty-handed.
Around 3:45pm, the man entered the takeaway sandwich shop and produced a full syringe demanding a sum of money.
The employee complied and handed over a sum of cash to the man who then fled the shop.
No one was physically injured as a result of both incidents.
Investigations are continuing.
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Source: Brisbane Crime Alert