Police have charged a man following a series of armed robberies in Footscray on Wednesday.
It is alleged the man committed armed robberies and attempted armed robberies at three stores on Barkley Street from about 10.30am on August 27.
The man was arrested a short time later on Paisley Street after patrolling officers spotted someone matching the offender’s description.
A meat cleaver and stolen cash was allegedly located on the 31-year-old Norlane man man and seized.
He was charged with two counts of armed robbery and two counts of attempted armed robbery and is due to face Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday.
