A man has been charged with four alleged armed robberies in Port Macquarie and Wauchope late last year, after investigations by Mid North Coast Detectives.
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Police were called to two armed robberies on Sunday September 4 2016 and Monday September 5 in the Port Macquarie area. During these incidents, a knife was allegedly produced and cash and property were stolen.
In a separate incident, just after 9.50pm on Sunday November 6 2016, police were called to a service station on High Street in Wauchope, after reports of an armed robbery.
It is alleged a man threatened an employee with a firearm and took cash and cigarettes before running away.
A fourth robbery happened at 8.20pm on Monday November 14 2016, when an 18-year-old fast food delivery driver was allegedly robbed in Wauchope, by a man armed with a metal pole.
Officers from Mid North Coast Detectives investigated the four incidents and believed them to be related.
As part of ongoing investigations, a 23-year-old man was charged with four counts of armed robbery.
He is due to appear in court again on Thursday February 23.