Police have charged a man and a woman following an armed robbery on the state’s Mid North Coast.
Emergency services were called to Horton Street, Port Macquarie around 10:30pm on Saturday March 30 following reports of an aggravated robbery.
Police were told a man allegedly armed with a knife, approached a 20-year-old man from behind and demanded cash.
A female associate of the armed man allegedly prevented other bystanders from intervening.
The couple fled with a sum of money.
The man was shaken but not injured during the incident.
Following inquiries, police located a 43-year-old man and a 38-year-old woman walking along Gordon Street, Port Macquarie on Tuesday April 9 around 10:40am.
They were arrested and taken to Port Macquarie Police Station, both charged with a number of offences.
They were both refused bail to appear before Court today.
The woman was granted conditional bail to appear at Port Macquarie Local Court on Thursday May 23
The male was refused bail and remanded into custody to appear at Port Macquarie Local Court on the same date.
