Wyndham Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man following a series of alleged armed robberies in Melbourne's western suburbs earlier this month.
A 30-year-old Point Cook man was arrested in Point Cook this afternoon.
He's been charged with armed robbery (x2), attempted armed robbery (x2) and prohibited person possess imitation firearm (x3).
The charges follow four alleged incidents:
- A man entered a store on Duncans Road in Werribee South, armed with a weapon, about 2pm on Monday, 15 April. He allegedly made demands for cash before the shop keeper declined and chased the man out of the store.
- It is alleged a man attended a service station on Point Cook Road in Point Cook and threatened the shop attendant with a firearm, demanding cash about 4am on Tuesday, 23 April. The attendant handed over the money and the man fled in a vehicle.
- The man allegedly threatened a worker at a fast-food restaurant on the corner of Morris and Heaths roads in Hoppers Crossing about 3.30am on 23 April. He demanded cash and fled empty-handed.
- The man allegedly threatened a worker at a business in Brooklyn at about 9pm on Wednesday, 24 April. He demanded cash and the worker handed over the money before the man fled in a vehicle.
The Point Cook man was remanded to appear at Melbourne Magistrates' Court tomorrow.
