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Northcote 'gunman' arrested by police

Posted by: 3AW Radio | 2 September, 2010 - 1:40 PM

Armed robbery ... the historic Westgarth Cinema.

Armed robbery ... the historic Westgarth Cinema.

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FRIDAY: A 41-year-old South Melbourne man been arrested over an armed robbery yesterday.

Two armed guards transfering money from the Westgarth Cinema in High Street were robbed of around $30,000 by a man with a sawn off shotgun.

Police recovered cash and a firearm found in a Raglan street address.

THURSDAY: Police have found a car believed to be used in an armed robberry in Northcote this morning but the gunman remains at large.

Two armed guards transferring money from the Westgarth Cinema in High Street were robbed of around $30,000 by a man with a shotgun.

Detective Sergeant Andrew Stampre from the Armed Crime Taskforce says armed bandits don't often strike in Melbourne.

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EARLIER: A gunman remains at large after holding up two Armourguard security staff in Northcote.

The pair was confronted by the man in High Street around 11.40 this morning.

The gunman stole cash before fleeing in a white van, parked in nearby Barry Street.

No shots were fired.

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Blog comments Your Say

  • This has nothing to do with someone being complacent but KPIs.
    This company is under an illusion that we deliver fruit and vegies , the management who sit in their ivory tower have absolutely no idea what CIT is all about, they force staff to run and take short cuts and break security protocol , one day an employee will be seriously hurt perhaps even killed through negligence and the person responsible for the negligence shall be the management of Armaguard / Linfox, and the time will come when the company is sued for every penny they have , good luck Lindsey.

    Stephanie Friday 3 September, 2010 - 10:16 PM
  • best out come for the guards nobody was hurt and the money is insured what we are trained to do

    aaron Thursday 2 September, 2010 - 3:26 PM
  • Cash escortescorts always seem to become complacent and sooner or later someone takes advantage of it.

    Simon Thursday 2 September, 2010 - 1:50 PM

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