Shopping centre staff threatened during butane blowtorch robbery: police

Shopping centre staff threatened during butane blowtorch robbery: police

The 30-year-old man did not enter a plea to a single charge of aggravated robbery, relating to accusations involving a butane blowtorch.

Man threatens Woden store staff with butane torch

A 30-year-old Macgregor man has been arrested after allegedly threatening staff at the Woden JB Hi-Fi store with a butane blowtorch. Police say the man picked up a display vacuum and carried it around the store on Tuesday afternoon. When approached, he allegedly held up a butane blowtorch towards staff and threatened them. The man left the store with the vacuum after again threatening security staff. Police arrested the man on Wednesday morning …

Man allegedly threatened JB Hi-Fi staff with butane blowtorch

An alleged robbery took place inside Westfield Woden on Tuesday. Photo: Thomas Lucraft. Police allege a man tried to steal a vacuum cleaner from a JB Hi-Fi store before threatening staff with a butane blowtorch. Staff at the electronics store in Westfield Woden saw a man pick up a display vacuum and begin carrying it around the store at about 3 pm on Tuesday (17 June), an ACT Policing spokesperson said. “When approached by staff the man allegedl…