A man has been charged over an historic armed robbery on the Northern Beaches.
Officers from Northern Beaches Police Area Command were called to Pittwater Road, Narrabeen, shortly before 8am on Friday 22 April 2011, responding to reports of an armed robbery at a service station.
Police were told a man had entered the store allegedly threatening a 20-year-old staff member with a sawn-off rifle.
The man left the store with cash and was last seen running west along Robertson Street.
Despite extensive inquiries at the time, the man was unable to be identified.
Manly Observer recently issued a call for public information at the request of police.
Following a review of the case – and with the assistance of Queensland Police – a 36-year-old man was arrested at 9.30am on Tuesday (6 May 2025), by virtue of a NSW warrant at a hotel on Beaudesert Road, Acacia Ridge.
The man was taken to the Brisbane Watch House and appeared the same day before the Brisbane Magistrates Court where an extradition order to NSW was granted.
Detectives accompanied the man to Sydney Airport yesterday (Wednesday 7 May 2025), where he was taken to Mascot Police Station and charged with robbery while armed with dangerous weapon.
He was refused bail to appear at the Downing Centre Local Court today (Thursday 8 May 2025).
The man was remanded in custody to reappear at the same court on Thursday 10 July 2025.
