Police have charged a Frankston man over a string of south-east armed robberies that kicked off in Dandenong South.
The 29-year-old allegedly tried to run from Frankston Embona Taskforce detectives when they visited an address in Tamarisk Drive, Frankston North, to make inquiries about the robberies.
They arrested him and interviewed him about incidents in Dandenong South, Braeside, Carrum Downs, Frankston and Baxter in the past month.
The first incident was at a cafe in Abbotts Road on Saturday 10 June and allegedly involved a man entering the eatery’s rear armed with a knife and hammer and demanding cash and cigarettes.
The man faced an out-of-sessions hearing and was charged with armed robbery and burglary.
Police also found the silver Nissan Navara they were looking for and thanked the public for their assistance.
