Man arrested after failed hold-up

A man who tried to hold up a Lotto office in Burmarrad was arrested within minutes by the police this evening. The case happened at about 5.30. The man, armed with a knife, allegedly threatened a woman in the lotto office and demanded cash. The woman...

A man who tried to hold up a Lotto office in Burmarrad was arrested within minutes by the police this evening.

The case happened at about 5.30.

The man, armed with a knife, allegedly threatened a woman in the lotto office and demanded cash. The woman resisted and the man drove off in a car.

The police in a statement said they surrounded the area, intercepted the car and arrested the man.

This was the fourth time that the lotto office was targeted.

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