Police appealing for witnesses following armed robbery in Burnley shop
Shop assistant was threatened with a knife
Lancashire Police are asking for your help to find a man who carried out a knife-point robbery at a shop in Burnley.
It happened at approximately 8.55pm on Sunday evening (March 12) at Parliament Street News, Parliament Street.
The suspect went into the shop around 8.30pm and selected a number of goods before claiming to have forgotten his card when it came to paying for them.
He returned around 20 minutes later, armed with a knife, where he confronted the shop assistant.
The suspect wrestled with the shop assistant, demanding that the till be opened.
When the till was opened, the suspect stole around £800.
He was wearing a dark khaki green tracksuit hoodie and bottoms, with a black Slazenger body warmer over the top.
The suspect had his hood up, pulled over a black baseball cap, while his face was partly covered by a snood.
Anyone who was in the area around the time of the robbery or has information, please contact 101 or email 4488@lancashire.police.uk – quoting log 1242 of March 12, 2023.
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