Man charged for multiple Sydney robberies

A man has been charged with 22 offences for his alleged role in ram-raids and robberies in Sydney.

A Porsche Cayenne SUV after a ram raid on a Westpac branch

Police have arrested a 30-year-old man over a daring ram-raid at a Sydney bank in September. (AAP)

A man has been charged for his role in a string of brazen Sydney robberies.

Police say on September 10 two men, one armed with a sledgehammer and the other with a gun, smashed their way into a money exchange inside a CBD convenience store before fleeing with cash.

Three days later, a number of men crashed a stolen Porsche four-wheel drive into a bank in Kent Street.

The offenders, armed with sledgehammers, stole cash from the tellers.

Again armed with sledgehammers on October 7, two men smashed the front windows of a Pyrmont supermarket before threatening the manager and stealing cash.

A bank in Pyrmont was hit on October 11 when two men, one armed with a sledgehammer threatened staff and stole cash.

Police say six days later, three men smashed their way into a bank in Leichhardt and stole cash from a safe.

Robbery and Serious Crime Squad detectives arrested a 30-year-old Marrickville man on Monday morning.

The man was charged with 22 offences tied to the inner-city robberies including robbery while armed with a dangerous weapon and aggravated break and enter.

He was refused bail to appear in Newtown Local Court on Monday.

A 20-year-old Pyrmont man was arrested last week for his alleged involvement in the Leichhardt bank robbery.


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