ARMED thieves have fired up to six shots during a dramatic ambush robbery on an armoured security van on Sydney's north shore.
Police blocked off part of Mowbray Rd following the hold up, near the Chubb Security Services depot at Lane Cove West just after 4am.
Photos - See the Chubb security van robbery crime scene
Police this morning confirmed “a sum of cash” had been stolen during the robbery and that up to half a dozen shots were fired by the robbers.
“At this stage we’re not sure (how many people were involved),” Detective Superintendent Terence Dalton said.
Neighbours say the armed thieves stopped an armoured van outside the Chubb premises in the early hours of the morning.
The van remains parked on the side of the road, covered by a police tent.
Det. Supt. Dalton refused to say whether the van, or the security depot, was the target of the armed robbery.
“The armoured van that is currently parked in Mowbray Rd was involved in the armed robbery and is part of the investigation,” he said.
“Shots were fired in Mowbray Rd in the direction of the security depot.
“We believe the shots were fired by those involved in the robbery.”
