A 36 year old man from Invermay will appear in Launceston Magistrates court this morning charged with Armed Robbery.

An incident unfolded yesterday, Monday, 27 July 2015, when the offender entered the Mulgrave Street Newsagency, South Launceston at approximately 3.15pm and demanded cash from the til.

The offender had covered his face and carried a large knife. He fled the scene in an older style Subaru wagon.

Detectives were able to trace to the offender to an address in Invermay, where he was arrested and detained for investigation.