Two shop attendants have been assaulted during multiple robberies targeting service stations across Melbourne’s south-east overnight.
Police believe two offenders entered a store on the Burwood Highway in Ferntree Gully about 9pm, before physically assaulting the woman.
The pair fled the scene with cash and cigarettes.
Police said three offenders travelled to a shop at the intersection of Ferntree Gully and Stud roads, where they assaulted a man.
The trio fled with the victims’ phone, cash from the store and cigarettes.
Detectives are investigating and believe the group were last seen heading south on Stud Road.
Extracted in full from: https://www.9news.com.au/national/ferntree-gully-two-shop-attendants-assaulted-after-separate-robberies-across-melbourne/72a932f6-45e6-4e2f-b1df-2b99aa5db0fe
