A MAN who allegedly threatened a security guard at a Central Coast shopping centre with a knife on Tuesday and returned two days later with a small wooden bat has been granted conditional bail in court.
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Luke Guy Hovenden, 36, was arrested just before 8pm on Thursday after police were called to the Lake Haven shopping centre on reports a man had stolen items and threatened security with a wooden bat before fleeing the scene.
Tuggerah Lakes Police District officers claim they established a perimeter and with the help of the Dog Unit, located Hovenden in a nearby street.
He was arrested and taken to Wyong Police Station , where he was charged with two counts of robbery armed with an offensive weapon and refused bail to appear in court today.
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Two days earlier, about 9:15pm on Tuesday, officers were called to the same supermarket at Lake Haven on reports of an attempted armed robbery.
Officers were at the scene a short time later, where they were told a man had allegedly gone into the shop and attempted to leave without paying, before threatening a security guard with a knife and running away.
The security guard was unharmed.
Hovenden was granted strict bail and must report to Wyong police three days a week.
He is banned from entering Lake Haven and from drinking or taking drugs that are not prescribed by a doctor.
He was ordered to enter into a bail security agreement of $1000 and will return to court in July.
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