By CASEY NEILL
Knife-wielding men robbed three stores in less than an hour.
Greater Dandenong CIU Detective Senior Constable Marisa Owens said two men with their faces covered entered a supermarket on Princes Highway, Dandenong South, about 9am on Friday 5 August.
She said one was carrying a large machete and the other a baton, and they demanded staff open the self-service registers.
One man then jumped the service counter and demanded staff open the registers, and they complied.
The men left the store with cash and went to an underground car park where a third person drove them from the scene.
About 15 minutes later, two men entered a bottle shop on Police Road, Mulgrave.
One was carrying a machete and the other a large kitchen knife, and both had covered their faces.
They demanded cash from the attendants, aged 27 and 48, and forced them to open a safe.
Det Sen Const Owens said they fled with cash into a silver vehicle.
About 9.55pm, two men with their faces covered entered a supermarket on Corrigan Road, Keysborough, one carrying a machete.
One went behind the counter and made demands of staff and the other stayed in front of the counter.
They stole a large quantity of cigarettes and then went to the neighbouring drive-through bottle shop.
Det Sen Const Owens said the men made further demands of staff in the bottle shop, then stole keys and a mobile phone on the counter and left the store.
The phone and keys were later recovered at the scene.
One of the men was described as 185 centimetres tall and aged between 18 and 30 with a thin build.
He was wearing a dark hooded top, dark pants and a face covering.
The second was aged between 18 and 30 and between 170cm to 175cm tall with a solid build, a light-coloured hooded top, dark pants and a face covering.
Call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 with any information.
