Armed robbery charges in Norman Park, QLD

Detectives have charged two people following investigations into an armed robbery in Norman Park overnight, Queensland Police say.

It will be alleged shortly after 7pm a man entered a Bennetts Road supermarket armed with a knife and demanded money from a staff member behind the counter.

The 17-year-old male employee complied and the man fled the store along Macrossen Street with a sum of cash.

The man was seen getting into a vehicle before it sped off.

No one was injured during the incident.

A short time later police were able to track the vehicle to a Morningside address where they arrested a 17-year-old boy and 18-year-old man.

The 17-year-old Carina boy has been charged with one count of armed robbery.

The 18-year-old Morningside man has been charged with one count of armed robbery also.

He is expected to appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court tomorrow.

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