NSW Police Force

09/26/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/25/2024 21:57

Man charged after alleged armed robbery - Camden

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Man charged after alleged armed robbery - Camden

Thursday, 26 September 2024 01:54:28 PM

A man has been charged following an investigation into an alleged armed robbery in Sydney's south-west earlier this week.

About 11pm on Sunday 22 September 2024, officers attached to Camden Police Area Command were called to Camden Valley Way, Camden, following reports two men had entered a hotel and approached a staff member.

Police will allege the men threatened the staff member with a hatchet and took about $130,000 in cash before they left in a ute.

Police established a crime scene and commenced an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident under Strike Force Salcombe.

Following extensive inquiries, a 32-year-old man was arrested at a home on Guildford Road, Guildford about 11.30am yesterday (Wednesday 25 September 2025).

He was taken to Parramatta Police Station and charged with robbery armed with offensive weapon and fail to comply digital evidence access order direction.

The man was refused bail to appear at Parramatta Local Court today (Thursday 26 September 2024) where he was formally refused bail to appear at the same court on Thursday 21 November 2024.

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