POLICE are searching for three men who were involved in an armed robbery at a Dandenong bottle-shop last month.
The three men, one of whom was armed with a knife, worked together to distract the staff member at Bennet Street Bottle Shop and steal a bottle of whisky, a slab of beer and cigarettes.
Police said the men entered the store at about 6.30pm on 28 March.
Two of them distracted the staff member, while the third stole a bottle of whisky.
One of the men asked the staff member to get him a slab of beer from the rear of the store.
While the staff member went to the rear room, the man with the whisky passed the bottle to one of the other men, who fled the store.
Police said the staff member witnessed the incident and returned to the front of the store.
One of the remaining two men allegedly pulled a knife and demanded that the staff member get the slab of beer, while the other man stole cigarettes from behind the counter.
The man with the knife grabbed the slab of beer and left the store through the back door.
Police said he was last seen on Attenborough Street.
One of the men was described as being of Pacific Islander appearance, aged between 30 and 35, medium build and about 165 cm in height. He was wearing an orange beanie, blue polo shirt and torn blue jeans.
The second man was described as being of Pacific Islander appearance, aged between 30 and 35 with a solid or chubby build. He was wearing a white baseball hat, black T-shirt and white shorts at the time of the incident.
The third man was described as being of Caucasian appearance, about 30-years-old with a medium to solid build. He was wearing a blue T-shirt, long denim shorts and a greet baseball hat and sunglasses at the time of the incident.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
– Lia Bichel
