MORDIALLOC, VIC. — Moorabbin Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man following an armed robbery in Mordialloc last week.
It is alleged that the man approached the counter of a bakery on Main Street about 7.55am on Friday, July 3.
Police will allege the man attempted to take baked goods off the counter without paying.
When a staff member asked the man to pay for the items, it is alleged that he produced a suspected imitation firearm.
The 23-year-old man then fled on foot.
No one was physically injured.
Yesterday, investigators arrested a man of no fixed address.
During his search, detectives located and seized multiple alleged stolen items, including power tools, electrical appliances, and a tomahawk axe.
The man has since been charged with:
• being a prohibited person possessing a firearm;
• possession of a firearm in a public place;
• theft;
• theft of a motor vehicle and
• possession of a controlled weapon.
He appeared before the Moorabbin Magistrates’ Court yesterday.
