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Man charged following Lake Macquarie armed robberies

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A man has been charged as part of investigations into several armed robberies in the Lake Macquarie area earlier this year.

Strike Force Woonooka was established by Lake Macquarie detectives to investigate five armed robberies at various service stations in the region, which occurred between Thursday 10 June and Saturday 31 July.

Following extensive inquiries, strike force investigators executed a search warrant at a property on Thompson Street, Belmont South, about 12.30pm on Thursday 9 September.

There, they arrested a 30-year-old man.

During the search, police seized a mobile phone and several kitchen knives.

The male was taken to Belmont Police Station, where he was charged with four counts of robbery armed with offensive weapon and armed with intent commit indictable offence.

Police will allege in court the man was involved in armed robberies that occurred at a service station on Main Road in Cardiff on Thursday 10 June and Friday 9 July, one on Main Road in Edgeworth on Saturday 12 June, another on Collier Street in Redhead on Thursday 22 July and, finally, a premises on Warners Bay Road in Warners Bay on Saturday 31 July.

He was refused bail to appear in Belmont Local Court on Friday 10 September.

A 28-year-old man and a 32-year-old woman were previously arrested and charged over their alleged roles in the robberies.

They remain before the courts.

Investigations under Strike Force Woonooka are continuing.

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