An armed robbery that allegedly netted just a packet of cigarettes could land a Glen Innes woman in jail.
Subscribe now for unlimited access.
$0/
(min cost $0)
or signup to continue reading
Glen Innes police allege a 31-year-old woman, who faced a bail hearing at Armidale court on Tuesday, held a man at knife-point in a raid on Saturday afternoon, demanding a phone and a packet of cigarettes.
She has been charged with aggravated breaking, entering and stealing while armed and armed robbery with an offensive weapon.
READ MORE:
Police allege that at about midday on Saturday February 8, she entered a residential address on East Avenue in Glen Innes before threatening the occupant with a knife.
Police were later called and started a forensic investigation. She was arrested on Monday and charged at 10.55am. Police refused the woman bail.
The offender is known to the victim.
The maximum penalty for armed robbery is 20 years in jail, with the maximum penalty for breaking and entering with an aggravating factor is 25 years in jail.
Andrew Messenger
Politics, environment and energy journalist at the Northern Daily Leader. I also write about health, bushfires and occasionally music. I'm a Brisbane boy by way of Charleville and Hobart who now lives in in beautiful New England. Get me at andrew.messenger@austcommunitymedia.com.au
Politics, environment and energy journalist at the Northern Daily Leader. I also write about health, bushfires and occasionally music. I'm a Brisbane boy by way of Charleville and Hobart who now lives in in beautiful New England. Get me at andrew.messenger@austcommunitymedia.com.au
