A teenage boy will re-appear at court today charged after an alleged armed robbery at Gerringong earlier this year.
About 9.30pm on Friday 3 April 2020, a teenage boy, allegedly armed with a firearm, entered a service station on Fern Street, Gerringong, and threatened an employee.
The teen allegedly took cash from the till and cigarettes before fleeing the store on foot towards Werri Beach.
Officers attached to Lake Illawarra Police District commenced inquiries.
Following extensive inquiries, investigators stopped a vehicle on Burra Street, Gerringong, about 9.10am on Friday (6 November 2020), and arrested a 15-year-old boy.
A search warrant was subsequently executed at a Gerringong home, where a number of items were seized for forensic examination.
The teen was taken to Lake Illawarra Police Station and charged with robbery armed with dangerous weapon (firearm).
He was refused bail and appeared in a children's court on Saturday (7 November 2020), where he was formally refused bail to reappear in a children's court today (Tuesday 10 November 2020).
