On the 18-02-11 at around 6.40 pm the male victim was sitting in his motor vehicle when he was approached by two male assailants who demanded that he get out of his motor vehicle. The victim refused and was then slashed several times with the machete and forced out of his motor vehicle. The assailants…
DetailsOn the 15-02-12 just after 11.00 pm an unknown male offender wearing a balaclava and armed with a shot gun entered the High Street Pizza Shop and demanded staff hand over cash which they did and the assailant then fled. In Victoria in 2010 there were approximately three armed robberies each day. Victims of such…
DetailsAt around 2:00 am on Wednesday 3 August 2011 a young adult male entered the Shell Service Station and approached the front counter and asked to purchase cigarettes and when the attendant asked for identification the offender produced a gun threatening the attendant and demanded cigarettes. Such armed robberies are not uncommon and more consideration needs to…
DetailsAt around 11.30 pm on Sunday the 12-02-12 a male offender was discovered hiding in the toilet of the hotel by a male staff person who went to use the facilities and was confronted by the offender with a handgun and who was then marched into the gaming area where the offender forced a female…
DetailsThe male offender entered the grocery store at around 3.00 pm and threatened the shop attendant with a knife. The attendant opened the cash register and the offender stole the cash as well as alcohol and cigarettes before fleeing. In 2010 in Victoria there were 1433 reported victims of armed robbery with victims of such…
DetailsA bank in Bonwick Street Fawkner was robbed by two balaclava clad men at around 3.00 pm on the 6th January 2012. The assailants ran into the bank carrying guns and demanding cash to which the staff complied and the offenders then fled in a motor vehicle which was promptly located by the police some…
DetailsOn Tuesday 7th February 2012 two men entered through the front side door of Sexyland in Moorabbin and ran straight to the cash register where they threatened two staff members and two patrons with a knife before emptying the till and the safe and the speeding off in a motor vehicle. In Victoria in 2010…
DetailsAt around 11.50 pm on the 23rd of January 2012 four armed assailants wearing black masks entered the hotel through the front door pointing three guns at staff and patrons before proceeding to rob the hotel. Armed robberies of Tabarets are a common occurrence in Melbourne with many such venues being the target of armed robberies over…
DetailsAt around 3.00 am on the 22 January 2012 a male described to be Caucasian and in his early twenties entered the Seaford Service Station and threatened the female attendant with a knife forcing her to open the cash register before fleeing with its contents. Such armed robberies are not an uncommon occurrence and far more consideration needs…
DetailsOver the past ten years the incidence of armed robbery at Service Stations has steadily increased in Australia. In 2009 around 10% of all armed robberies were of service stations. Services Stations are more likely to be targeted at night by one offender with an average age of twenty-three-years and using a knife. Extended trading…
DetailsIn 2005 to 2006 Australians expenditure on the criminal justice system was around $8.5 Billion. In 2006 there were over 200,000 violent crimes in Australia. Physical assaults represent the majority of violent crimes, with an increase of 50% between 1996 to 2006 to over 170,000 physical assaults. Physical assaults are most likely to occur in…
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