Geelong Crime Investigation Unit detectives charged a man following an alleged armed robbery at a Grovedale service station and two other servos within three hours in the Geelong area this afternoon.
Police have been told a man allegedly armed with a rock entered a service station on Shannon Avenue in Newtown just before 1pm and stole cash.
It is alleged the same offender, armed with a gardening spade then entered a service station on the Bellarine Highway in Newcomb just before 2pm and Torquay Road in Grovedale about 2.20pm and stole cash.
A 26-year-old Bellbrae man has been charged with three counts of armed robbery and two counts of theft.
He has been remanded to appear at Geelong Magistrates' Court tomorrow.
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