Police have charged a 16-year-old boy in relation to the alleged armed robbery of a service station at Highland Park on Monday night, May 2.
Just before 9pm, a man entered the Alexander Drive business allegedly armed with a knife.
The 27-year-old female employee ran into a secure back-room.
The armed man allegedly then forced his way behind the front counter stole a quantity of cigarettes from the cabinet.
The man then exited the store and fled on foot along Alexander Drive.
No one was physically injured during the incident.
A 16-year-old boy has been charged with armed robbery and enter premises with intent to commit indictable offence.
He was remanded in police custody to appear in Southport Childrens Court today.
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