Axe-wielding men who robbed the Victoria Point Tavern have intensified calls for a manned police station at Victoria Point.
The men forced drinkers to lie on the floor while they fleeced the joint.
It was the third armed robbery in the city in two weeks after a gunman held up the BP petrol Station on Mount Cotton Road on October 5 and a man with a knife held up a Thornlands bakery the next day.
The two thugs, both armed with small axes, forced a bouncer at the front door inside the Colburn Avenue pub just after 11.35pm.
They then ordered patrons to lie on the floor while they shouted at the manager demanding money.
One was described as 180cm of average build and wearing a grey-hooded jumper, dark pants and white cap with his face obscured by a white cloth.
The other is described as being thin, wearing a dark-blue hooded jumper and dark pants. He also had his face covered by a white cloth.
They were last seen driving a dark-blue car along Cleveland Redland Bay Road towards Redland Bay.
Staff at the tavern refused to comment but said patrons had been visibly frightened.
The incident prompted Redland councillor Lance Hewlett to step up his pleas to the state government for a stand-alone police station at Victoria Point.
"A police station at Victoria Point can't come soon enough," he said. "It's getting out of control with this increased population and development.
"This frightening episode is no surprise given the number of serious crime incidents in the local area recently - and these are ones we hear about.
"There are also reports of youth continually harassing and intimidating commuters around the Bunker Road bus terminal.
"I don't get it Russell Island and Macleay Islands have police stations and at Victoria Point we don't even have a Police Beat."
Residents from nearby Teak Lane have also actively campaigned for better security and CCTV cameras around the tavern, which is within a shopping centre precinct.
Resident Maria Sealy said residents believed the violence increased after the pub was allowed to trade until 3am.
She said residents pleas for security cameras in a nearby park, known for its high crime rate, had fallen on deaf ears.
Instead, their request prompted Redland City Council and the state government to consider selling the park back to the shopping centre, owned by Lancini.
"We asked for CCTV cameras in the shopping centre precinct and around the tavern but were told there was no need and it was the responsibility of individual shop owners," Ms Sealy said.
"There are 20 homes behind Victoria Point Town Centre and the park is a haven for thugs and crime."
The residents joined forces and in September last year wrote to Redlands MP Peter Dowling calling for a Police Beat in Victoria Point.
Confusion still remains about the status of the Teak Lane park with Redland City Council moving a motion last year to relinquish its rights over the land to the state and the state government yet to act on that request.
