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Dandenong man charged with armed robbery attempt

A Dandenong man has been arrested over an attempted armed robbery at a licensed venue in May.

Armed Crime Squad detectives raided a Dandenong address on the morning of 15 August.

A 39-year-old man was arrested and later charged with attempted armed robbery, possessing a firearm as a prohibited person, possessing a firearm despite a firearm prohibition notice and possessing methylamphetamine.

He was to appear at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court that afternoon

The charges follow an incident on Wednesday, 22 May when a man allegedly armed with a gun had demanded cash from a staff member at a licensed venue on Bay Street in Port Melbourne shortly before 2.15am on 22 May.

Staff were unable to access any money and the man subsequently became agitated and left the premises, police say.

No one was physically injured during the incident.

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