Armed robbery at North Ipswich, QLD

Detectives are investigating after a newsagency was robbed this morning at North Ipswich, Queensland Police say.

Around 6.50am a man has attended at the Pine Mountain Road business and threatened a female staff member with a knife.

The man left the store with a sum of cash.

The man fled in a black vehicle with no registration plates which was been driven by another person.

The man is described as medium build, 170cm tall and wearing black clothing.

The staff member, a woman in her seventies, was not physically injured during the incident.

The vehicle was located at 7.10am on fire at Fotheringham Street, Ipswich. Subsequent checks indicated the vehicle was a Mazda CX9 stolen on June 20 from Fig Tree Pocket. The vehicle was destroyed by the fire.

Police are appealing for any witnesses or people with relevant CCTV or dashcam vision to contact police.

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