Police are appealing for public assistance in relation to a break and enter in Ipswich and an armed robbery on the Gold Coast on Saturday (October 15).
Around 1.25am, a gold coloured Toyota Camry sedan with the false number plates 'BIG RIG' attended a service station on Queen Street in Wallon, Ipswich.
Four people exited the vehicle and forced entry to the business, where they stole a quantity of cigarettes and then fled in the car.
At approximately 3.00am, the same car arrived at a business along Stapylton-Jacobs Well Road in Alberton, on the Gold Coast.
Four people armed with a machete, axe, baseball bat and gardening shears have exited the vehicle and forced entry to the business.
They broke into a number of poker machines and assaulted a staff member before fleeing the scene in the car.
The staff member, a 36-year-old man, was taken to Gold Coast University Hospital for treatment to non-life threatening injuries.
Investigators are appealing for witnesses to come forward, particularly those with CCTV or dashcam vision of the vehicle involved, which has panel damage to the front passenger side above the wheel.
Anyone with information about the incidents can also make anonymous reports to police.
If you have information for police, contact Policelink by providing information using the online suspicious activity form 24hrs per day at www.police.qld.gov.au/reporting or call 131 444.
Report crime information anonymously via Crime Stoppers. Call 1800 333 000 or report online at www.crimestoppersqld.com.au.
