CCTV footage has captured the moment when a store worker repelled two alleged armed thieves from a central Queensland gas station by throwing a metal stool.
The camera filmed two masked people leaving an allegedly stolen Volkswagen before entering a Marian store near Mackay in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Another person remained in the vehicle, with NSW CVZ12H registration.
The 37-year-old employee grabbed a metal stool and threw it at one of the intruders. (Queensland Police) The two people flee the scene. (Queensland Police)
The video appears to show the two people waving a knife and a piece of meat at a 37-year-old employee, whom police said asked for money.
The worker refuses and instead throws a metal stool at one of the intruders, who is then seen fleeing the Anzac Avenue store.
The 37-year-old man was not injured in the clash.
Police allegedly called them later in Mount Pleasant, Mackay, where two people had entered a convenience store when they broke the glass door.
A convenience store in Mount Pleasant was later robbed. (new)
CCTV footage shows two people, one in a white hat and gloves.
“While inside the store, the couple damaged and stole property,” police alleged.
Police are calling for anyone with information to show up. (Queensland Police)
“The Volkswagen was located at 7 a.m. today on Hume Street, West Mackay, in a burned state.”
Mackay detectives are asking for information from anyone who has witnessed the two incidents or who may have images from the vehicle’s script camera described.