Police have charged three people in relation to an aggravated armed robbery at a shopping centre in Glenorchy yesterday afternoon (7 July).
Police will allege that about 4.00pm three people entered the bottleshop and stole a quantity of alcohol before assaulting a staff member from the business.
The staff member received medical treatment at the Royal Hobart Hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.
A 19-year-old man from Warrane, 21-year-old man from Chigwell and 17-year-old youth have been charged with aggravated armed robbery and have been detained to appear in court on 9 July.
Police are continuing to investigate the incident. Anyone with information or CCTV footage of the incident is asked to contact Glenorchy CIB on 131 444 or Crime Stoppers Tasmania on 1800 333 000 or at crimestopperstas.com.au (quote OR810167). Information can be provided anonymously.
