Armed robbery charge at Acacia Ridge, QLD

Police have arrested a man after a taxi driver was allegedly robbed in Acacia Ridge yesterday, Queensland Police say.

It will be alleged around 4.15pm a man was driven in a cab from Annerley to a hotel at Acacia Ridge before he demanded the male driver hand over cash from the till.

When the driver refused, the man allegedly produced a large knife and the passenger fled with cash.

Police attended the scene where a 26-year-old Inala man was arrested.

He was charged with one count of armed robbery and is scheduled to appear in the Richlands Magistrates Court today.

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