Detectives from the Rockhampton Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) are appealing for public assistance following an attempted armed robbery in Berserker in the early hours of Tuesday morning, 19 August.
Around 2.40am, a man entered a Musgrave Street service station and produced a hammer before demanding an employee allow access to the cash register area.
The employee retreated to a back-office room and locked the door.
The offender was unable to open the door to the register area and instead attempted to use the hammer to smash an ATM, however he was unsuccessful.
The man also caused damage to the locked main entry doors and left the scene emptyhanded.
The employee was not physically injured.
The man is described as being Aboriginal in appearance, aged 20 to 25 years old, 165 to 170cm tall, with short black hair and a small moustache. He was wearing a grey shirt tied over his head, a dark-coloured baseball cap, black jacket, long black pants, white shoes, and a brown backpack.
Police are appealing for witnesses, or anyone with vision from Musgrave Street near High Street between 2am and 4am, to come forward.
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