Police investigating the armed robbery of a service station this morning at Beachmere have charged a man.
It will be alleged around 6:10am a man drove a white vehicle onto the forecourt of Beachmere Road service station.
The man walked into the shop, took a packet of prawns from the bait freezers and approached the counter.
It will be alleged he produced a knife from his bag and struck the 28-year-old male staff on the upper right arm, banging the knife on the counter demanding money.
He then took a brick from his bag and raised it above his shoulder when a 39-year old female customer came into the shop interrupting him.
The man then got into his car and drove off taking a bag of prawns.
The male staff employee received a minor injury and the female customer was not physically injured.
Police located the man at an address on Gillian Street, Beachmere where he was
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