Bunnings worker is threatened with an ax as six thugs rob a store
- Six men flee after Bunnings robbery
- A member of staff threatened with an ax
Police are searching for six men who threatened a worker at Bunnings in southeast Melbourne with an axe.
Victoria Police allege the six men entered the Cheltenham Rd store in Keysborough where they stole power tools at around 3:20pm on Saturday.
A spokeswoman for the men fled the scene, while a man armed with an axe allegedly threatened a member of staff.
No one was injured during the robbery.
Police are actively searching for six men who threatened a worker at a Melbourne Bunnings (file picture) with an ax on Saturday afternoon. Nobody was hurt
Bunnings area manager Nicole Marshall said the aggravated robbery was another in a long list of incidents retail workers faced in their daily work.
“The safety of our team and our customers is our top priority, and we never tolerate any violent behavior in our stores,” he said.
We thank our team for the calm and professional way in which they handled the situation and we have now referred this matter to the police.
“Unfortunately, this is an example of the increase in threatening incidents that retail workers are currently experiencing.”
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
