At 7.25pm on Saturday 25/6/2016 a male person entered the TRC Hotel bottle shop on Paterson Street, Launceston where he purchased several items. The male then demanded money and threatened staff.

He left when the staff member said police would be called.  The incident was captured on CCTV.

Police responded quickly and soon located the suspect in Trevallyn. A 39 year old male was arrested and interviewed by Launceston CIB. He has been charged with Attempted Robbery and will appear in court in August.

No weapon was produced during the incident and no person was injured.