Contact Us Follow Us on Facebook

Melbourne service station robber trapped by automatic door

  • Police released images of robber who became trapped in a Melbourne store 
  • Thief entered the store with scissors at about 8.30pm on September 20
  • Spent several minutes in view of CCTV trying to activate the automatic doors 

By Peter Devlin For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 00:26 BST, 27 September 2017 | Updated: 00:26 BST, 27 September 2017

Police have released images of a robber who became trapped in a Melbourne service station because he could not open the automatic doors.

The thief entered the Reservoir store armed with scissors about 8.30pm on September 20.

He jumped the counter and stole cigarettes and cash. 

 

Police have released images of a robber who became trapped in a Melbourne service station because he could not open the automatic doors 

But the front doors failed to open when he tried to flee.

He spent several minutes in full view of CCTV cameras trying to activate them.

He then tried to smash the front doors before finally managing to open them.

The offender is described as Caucasian in appearance, medium build with short dark hair.

Despite the offence occurring on a Wednesday, he was wearing underpants clearly marked ‘Friday’.

Police have revealed images and CCTV footage of the man.  

Police have revealed images and CCTV footage of the man 

Police have revealed images and CCTV footage of the man 

 

  • Live death: Russian YouTuber Arslan Valeev, 31, from St Petersburg, allegedly let his pet black mamba bite him on purpose, before he live streamed his final momentsRussian snake expert live streams his final moments after…
  • Probe: British Airways has sacked air stewardess Joanne Wickenden for making racist comments about Nigerian passengers in a Snapchat video.British Airways SACKS stewardess behind racist Snapchat…
  • Fred and Cindy Warmbier have revealed the horrific state their 22-year-old son Otto was in when he returned from North Korea after being tortured into a comaBlind, deaf, mangled teeth and jerking on a stretcher:…
  • Pictured is the entire Dallas Cowboys team, including its owner Jerry Jones, kneeling with linked arms before the national anthem is sung at the game between the Cowboys and the Arizona Cardinals in Glendale, ArizonaStraight shooters: Entire Cowboys team – including owner…
  • Clayton Cook leapt in and dragged the child to shore before climbing up the bank with a rather soggy suitIt’s a WET wedding! Hero groom jumps into a river during…
  • Terrified citizens camp inside Aldwych London Underground station to escape the aerial bombardment during the Blitz. Usage of the station, which was once on the Piccadilly line, ended in 1994 and it is now used for training and as a TV locationHorror of the Blitz as never seen before: Stunning…
  • Pictures circulating online show an item the mobile phone charger exploded on a tube train‘Someone shouted “bomb” and I ran’: Panicked passenger…
  • While posing for a picture at the event in Toronto, Canada, Twitter conspiracy theorist noticed something off about Prince Harry's hand - it was in the sign of devil horns‘Warding off evil’ or ‘channeling the Illuminati’?…
  • Alan Halsall, who plays Tyrone Dobbs, looked glum as he left the Manchester premises todayDevastated Corrie stars continue filming as fans pay…
  • Sabrina Kouider, 34, and Ouissem Medouin, 40, sketched in court today, allegedly killed Sophie Lionnet and burned her body in the back garden of their £900,000 home in south-west London‘Tell them I didn’t do it’: Woman accused with her fiancé…
  • Speaking his truth: Alejandro Villanueva spoke out for the first time since taking the field alone on Sunday for the national anthem (above) while his teammates remained in the tunnel‘I threw my teammates under the bus’: Alejandro…
  • Lavinia Woodward smiles as she leaves court yesterday. The case has caused controversy with critics saying she appears to have been treated leniently because she is a wealthy woman‘If she was poor or a man, she would’ve been treated…
  • Wendy Williams held up her sparking wedding ring on Tuesday morning as she addressed a report that her husband Kevin Hunter was cheating on her, declaring that she was standing by her man‘I stand by my guy!’: Wendy Williams flashes her wedding…
  • A 27-year-old mother in Belgium, who is reported to be of African descent, has been arrested amid fears she burned her two-year-old daughter aliveMother is feared to have COOKED her two-year-old alive on…
  • Kim Jong-un‘It was all part of a master plan’: Kim Jong-un wanted…
  • Melissa Humphreys (pictured outside Chelmsford Crown Court) blew her parents' hard-earned cash on a shopping spreeDaughter, 33, stole her parents’ £180,000 life savings…
  • The body of James Barnes, 30, was found at his parents' home just after midnight - before his wife Amy was discovered 40 minutes later. He posted this picture on Facebook last nightNurse, 32, ‘killed by her husband, 30, in a murder…
  • President Donald Trump is pictured commenting on his feud with NFL players amid the 'apocalyptic' effect Hurricane Maria has wrought on the United States territory of Puerto Rico. Trump has been criticized for his response to helping Puerto Rico in comparison to his responses to the devastation from hurricanes in Texas and Florida this year‘Pay up Puerto Rico’: Trump reminds island of its…

Read more at DailyMail.co.uk


Truck accident attorneys help you to seek the truck accident settlement
Find experienced truck accident attorneys and get the compensation you deserve.
Find local lawyers and law firms at USAttorneys.com