Police have charged a man following the investigation into the armed robbery of a service station in Southport last night.
It will be alleged that around 7.15pm, a man carrying a metal bar entered a service station on Smith Street and made demands of the operator for cigarettes and a sum of money.
A member of the public who was in the store at the time of the robbery disarmed the offender and placed him on the ground until police arrived.
No-one was physically injured during the incident.
A 23-year-old Deception Bay man appeared in court today after being charged with armed robbery.
He is due to next appear in the Southport Magistrates Court on September 5, 2017.
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