Casuarina Detectives have arrested a 29-year-old woman in relation to an armed robbery at a service station in Malak today.

The woman is alleged to have entered the shop just prior to 11:00 am when she implied she had a knife and demanded money from the attendant. It is alleged the female attendant opened the cash register allowing the woman to remove an amount of cash before fleeing in a blue Holden Commodore.

Police arrested the woman at her Wagaman house a short time later and recovered an amount of the stolen money.

Detectives are extremely interested in speaking with a male person was seen shop at the same time.

The offender is currently in police custody and is expected to be charge with aggravated robbery later today.

Any one who witnessed the incident or who has further information is urged to contact NT Police on 131 444 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.


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