At about 6.40pm a robbery occurred at a business in Sandy Bay.  Two females entered a store armed with a box cutting knife, confronted an employee and stole a small quantity of cash.

Uniform Police and Detectives were on the scene in a matter of minutes and a short time later located two youths nearby.

The youths aged 17 and 15 were taken into custody and investigations are continuing.

Thankfully no one was physically injured in this incident and a weapon and cash were recovered.

Sergeant May from Radio Dispatch Services stated that “the possession of knives and weapons in public without a lawful excuse is an offence subject to substantial fines and penalties.  Crimes and offences involving any weapons are taken very seriously and will not be tolerated by the Police or the public”.

If people witnessed the incident or they have relevant dashcam or security camera footage please contact Tasmania Police on 131444 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.