Two men are assisting with inquiries into a number of armed robberies across Sydney. Between Sunday 24 August and Tuesday 21 October 2014, a series of armed robberies was committed upon newsagencies, service stations, liquor stores and hotels across Sydney. During some of the incidents, two men entered the premises armed with a pistol and demanded cash from employees before fleeing the scene. Officers attached to the Metropolitan Robbery Unit established Strike Force Tuft to investigate the 15 armed robberies and believe they may be linked. As a result of inquiries by strike force detectives two men, aged 33 and 30, were arrested after a car was stopped at the intersection of Kurrajong Road and Glossop Street a St Marys today (Monday 24 November 2014). The pair are currently assisting with strike force detectives with inquiries into armed robberies at a hotel in Rooty Hill on 22 November and a licensed premise in St Marys the next day. Meanwhile, inquiries by strike force detectives into the robberies are continuing. Further details of the armed robberies include: • a service station at Bankstown on Sunday 24 August 2014, • a service station at Kellyville on Sunday 24 August 2014, • a bottle shop at Padstow on Sunday 24 August 2014, • a newsagency at Smithfield on Thursday 28 August 2014, • a hotel at Rosehill on Thursday 28 August 2014, • a club at Eastwood on Saturday 30 August 2014, • a hotel at Fairfield on Monday 1 September 2014, • The attempted robbery of a hotel at Allawah on Sunday 7 September 2014, • a hotel at Ashfield on Sunday 7 September 2014, • a hotel at Villawood on Thursday 9 September 2014, • a hotel at Warwick Farm on Monday 13 October 2014, • a hotel at Merrylands on Wednesday 15 October 2014, • a hotel at Summer Hill on Saturday 18 October 2014, • a hotel at Greenfield Park on Monday 20 October 2014, • a hotel at Waitara on Monday 20 October 2014, and; • a hotel at Smithfield on Wednesday 22 October, 2014 Detectives are continuing their inquiries and have renewed their appeals for anyone with further information to come forward. Police are urging anyone with information in relation to this incident to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or use the Crime Stoppers online reporting page: https://nsw.crimestoppers.au/ Information you provide will be treated in the strictest of confidence. We remind people they should not report crime information via our Facebook and Twitter pages.
Posted on: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 09:46:18 +0000