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Man charged over hotel robbery

August 24, 2024 5:13 pm in by
Lara Hotel [Google Maps]

A man has been charged over an alleged armed robbery at the Lara Hotel.

Police allege the 42-year-old threatened a female worker with a gun at the Hicks Street venue on the afternoon of August 15.

He ran off with cash.

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The man is also accused of threatening a worker with a gun in Kyneton on Friday morning, escaping with cash.

No-one was physically injured in either incident.

The man from Woori Yallock was arrested at a hotel in Melbourne CBD on Saturday morning.

He has since been charged with offences including armed robbery, possess/use a handgun and possess cocaine.

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