Post office robbery attempt abandoned after staff refuse

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 9 Oct, 06:49 · Archive

A man attempted to rob an Australia Post branch in Adelaide but abandoned the attempt after staff refused to comply.

A man entered an Australia Post branch on Magill Road in Adelaide just after 4.20pm on Monday, 13 July, and demanded cash from the counter staff. He began fumbling through a black manbag while making his demands, but the teller refused to comply. The man then abandoned the attempted robbery within seconds, appearing to have second thoughts.

Footage from nearby Jackson Street captured the man removing his orange hi-vis top shortly afterwards, apparently trying to disguise his identity. No staff members were physically harmed during the incident. Police have now released the CCTV footage three months later in hopes of identifying the offender.

The man is described as caucasian, about 165 centimetres tall and of a large build. He was wearing an orange hi-vis jumper, black pants, sneakers, sunglasses, gloves and a beanie hat when he entered the post office. Police are appealing for information from anyone who recognises the man or has additional CCTV footage of the incident.

How it is being reported

• Bizarre moment wannabe post office robber in Adelaide rejected, strips offBizarre footage of the moment a wannabe robber was knocked back while attempting to raid a post office has been released.Perth Now · 9 Oct, 06:17
• Bizarre moment wannabe post office robber in Adelaide rejected, strips offBizarre footage of the moment a wannabe robber was knocked back while attempting to raid a post office has been released.The West Australian · 9 Oct, 06:17

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