Police have charged a man after a take away shop was allegedly robbed at Belgian Gardens earlier tonight.
It will be alleged at 7.30pm a man entered the Bundock Street business and threatened the female staff member with a knife demanding money. The staff member complied, and the man fled the store.
A man matching the description was located by police nearby a short time later.
A 37-year-old North Ward man has been charged with one count each of armed robbery, enter premises with intent to commit an indictable offence and possession of a knife in a public place.
He will appear at the Townsville Magistrates Court today, December 31.
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