Two teenage boys aged 14 and 16 have been taken into custody after allegedly carrying out one armed robbery and attempting another at separate businesses in Moonah tonight.
The incidents, which occurred within five-minutes of each other, triggered a police search and foot chase around the Albert Road area shortly after 7:45pm on Wednesday.
According to Police, one of the youths was armed with a knife and stole a quantity of cash from a Bottleshop, with the other youth attempting to steal from a food outlet shortly after.
They say no physical injuries were reported in either incident, however staff members were left shaken.
Both teenagers have been detained to appear in the Hobart Court of Petty Sessions (Youth Justice Division) on Thursday 8 June.
An amount of cash was recovered following the incident.
