A 25-YEAR-OLD man has been remanded in custody over two alleged armed robberies in William Street, Raymond Terrace.
The first was two days before Christmas and the second was last Thursday, 15 January.
Officers from the Port Stephens-Hunter Police District allege Daylan Sinclair was one of two men who entered the Good Option Tobacconist on William Street at 6.40pm on 23 December, threatening a male worker and demanding cash.
One man allegedlly assaulted the 23-year-old employee with a metal pole, before leaving with cigarettes and an amount of money.
The employee was not injured.
About 8am on Thursday 15 January, police were called to another tobacco shop on William Street after reports it too had been robbed.
Police were told two men entered the store before allegedly stealing packets of cigarettes and an amount of cash.
They were seen leaving in a black sedan.
About 3pm that afternoon, police arrested Sinclair on Robert Campbell Drive, Raymond Terrace.
He was taken to Raymond Terrace Police Station where he was charged with “robbery while armed with dangerous weapon”, and “robbery in company”.
He did not apply for bail when he appeared before Bail Division Court 2 on Friday, and it was formally refused.
Sinclair will reappear before Newcastle Local Court on 18 March.
Inquiries into the incidents and the whereabouts of the second man continue.
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