Police charge 3 after Mackay robbery
BREAKING 8am: Police have charged three males after the armed robbery of a convenience store in Andergrove yesterday.
It will be alleged that two men entered the Emperor Drive store at around 2pm, armed with a knife.
They allegedly demanded cash from the female employee who complied, before the men fled the scene in a car.
It is alleged another man was driving the vehicle.
No one was injured during the incident.
Police located the people in a car on Sugarshed Road a short time later.
A 17-year-old East Mackay man and a 17-year-old West Mackay man have each been charged with one count of armed robbery, and are due to appear in the Mackay Magistrates Court today.
A 16-year-old boy has also been charged with one count of armed robbery, and will be dealt with under the provisions of the Youth Justice Act.
