Attempted armed robbery, Woree

QPS Media on Jun 18, 2013 @ 11:37am

Police are investigating the attempted armed robbery of a Woree service station this morning.

Around 12.30am, a men entered the Bruce Highway business and threatened a female employee with what appeared to be a firearm.

The employee chased the man from the store.

He was last seen jumping over a wall at the rear of the business.

The man is described as being Caucasian in appearance and around 172cm tall.

Anyone with information which could assist police with their investigations should contact Crime Stoppers anonymously via 1800 333 000 or crimestoppers.com.au 24hrs a day.

Crime Stoppers is a charitable community volunteer organisation working in partnership with the Queensland Police Service.

For all non-urgent police reporting or general police inquiries contact Policelink on 131 444.

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