Man allegedly robbed Aussie bottle shop and left his licence behind – before cops arrested him 30 minutes later

A 30-year-old man has been charged after an alleged armed robbery at a bottle shop in Weston, in New South Wales’ Hunter Region. Police say he threatened a worker with a knife and took alcohol, and was arrested around 30 minutes later after leaving his driver’s licence at the scene.

The incident was reported at about 1pm on Tuesday at a shop on Cessnock Road. Detectives seized the licence for forensic examination; the man was arrested at a home in Kurri Kurri and charged with robbery armed with an offensive weapon. He was refused bail and was due to appear in Bail Division Court 2 on Wednesday.