Update 24/1/2020 – Police have arrested the man and woman. The below media release has been edited to remove images and names
Detectives investigating the armed robbery of a Tiaro cafe and a series of thefts across Wide Bay in the past month are appealing for public assistance.
On Thursday, January 16, a man threatened staff with a knife before stealing cash from a cafe on Mayne Street in Tiaro.
Around 9pm last night, a man confronted the 29-year-old male driver of a vehicle which was reversing out of a driveway on Ward Street in Maryborough. He tried to force the man from the vehicle, however, the victim fought back and the man fled.
It is believed the same man is also linked to multiple other property offences including vehicle thefts in Maryborough and Hervey Bay.
A silver 2007 Hyundai Sonata which was stolen from Cheyne Circuit in Tinana on Christmas Day, has been involved