A man has been charged following an alleged armed robbery on the Central Coast earlier this month.
Police will allege a man entered a service station on Wyong Road, Killarney Vale, about 4.20am on Thursday 14 May 2020, and threatened a 64-year-old male shop attendant with a knife, demanding cash and cigarettes.
Following extensive inquiries, police attended a home on Eastern Road, Bateau Bay, about 6.30pm on Saturday (23 May 2020), where they spoke with a 21-year-old man.
Police were granted consent to search the home where they located and seized cocaine, steroids, a replica pistol, and several other items of interest.
Yesterday (Sunday 24 May 2020), police returned to the Bateau Bay property and arrested the 21-year-old man.
He was taken to Wyong Police Station and charged with larceny, robbery armed with offensive weapon, possess/attempt to, prescribed restricted substance, possess prohibited drug and possess unauthorised firearm.
He was refused bail to appear at Wyong Local Court today (Monday 25 May 2020), where he was refused bail to appear at the same court on Tuesday 21 July 2020.
