Rockhampton police are searching for an alleged attempted armed robber in Berserker, Rockhampton.
Around 2.40am, Tuesday August 19 a man allegedly entered a Musgrave Street service station and pulled out a hammer before demanding an employee allow him access to the cash register area.
The employee hid in a back-office room and locked the door.
The suspect was unable to open the door to the register area and instead allegedly attempted to use the hammer to smash an ATM.
The man also allegedly caused damage to the locked main entry doors and before leaving the scene empty-handed.
The employee was not physically injured.
The man is described as being Aboriginal in appearance, aged 20 to 25 years old, 165 to 170 cm tall, with short black hair and a small moustache.
He was wearing a grey shirt tied over his head, a dark-coloured baseball cap, black jacket, long black pants, white shoes, and a brown backpack.
Detectives from the Rockhampton Criminal Investigation Branch are appealing for witnesses, or anyone with vision from Musgrave Street near High Street between 2am and 4am, to come forward.
Extracted in full from: https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/rockhampton/man-allegedly-armed-with-hammer-accused-of-targeting-rockhampton-servo/news-story/873204402dfbba7854d78bbfebb0c56c
