The intruder targeted a mother alone and asleep on the couch in the northern suburb of Clarkson, in what police say is a random and opportunistic attack.
CCTV footage has captured the man - also armed with what appears to be a machete or butcher's cleaver - storming the Mayfield store before making demands to a female staffer.
A gang of would-be thieves has brazenly rolled a trolley full of stolen goods out past shoppers and staff at an Adelaide bottle shop only to meet their match in the car park.
The case against a Sydney jeweller accused of staging an armed robbery at his own store for a fraudulent insurance claim is going to "fall apart" when police dig into it, his lawyer says.
Two men are in custody after allegedly shooting the driver of a car before stealing the vehicle and leading police on a chase through Queensland's Western Downs region.
Michel Elias Germani initially told police he and a staff member were threatened by two men who visited the Germani Jewellery store in the QVB earlier this year.
Vanessa, 30, was fast asleep at her home along the Salisbury Highway when she woke to the sound of an intruder rummaging through her car after 3am today.
Police are desperately trying to hunt down the group responsible for a series of armed robberies in Brisbane this week after four fast food outlets were targetted in 24 hours.
A university student has been left terrified after he was threatened by thieves brandishing a gun and a large kitchen knife while working at a Melbourne service station.
German authorities said that they have recovered a significant part of the 18th-century treasures stolen from Dresden's Green Vault museum three years ago.