Armed robbery at betting shop in Cheltenham
Officers were called to Bath Road around 7.35pm yesterday.
Last updated 13th Jan 2023
Police in Cheltenham are appealing for witnesses of an armed robbery at a bookmakers on Bath Road to come forward.
Officers were called with a report that two masked men entered the betting shop at around 7.35pm yesterday.
The men are reported to have had large batons and possibly a knife. They threatened staff and stole hundreds of pounds in cash.
The two men then made off on foot down Bath Road in the direction of Cheltenham College.
The suspects are described as wearing dark clothing and one of the men wore white socks.
Police are asking anyone who was in the area at the time and saw the incident, or the men acting suspiciously, to come forward.