Police hunt armed raiders who broke into house

DETECTIVES at Warrington are today urging members of the public to come forward with information relating to an aggravated burglary in the town.
At about 7pm on Tuesday November 11 two men armed with machetes entered a house in Biggin Court, Padgate via the front door and threatened the occupants.
One of the offenders hit one of the occupants in the arm with a metal bar he was carrying, causing a minor injury.
The other man was also armed with an air rifle.
The offenders, who had black balaclavas covering the bottom halves of their faces and were wearing hooded jackets with their hoods up, fled via the front door in an unknown direction. They did not steal anything from the house.
The man who assaulted an occupier is described as around 5’ 11” tall and aged approximately 23 to 27 years old. He had very fair skin, blue eyes, blond hair and a stocky build and was wearing black pants and a black zip-up jacket with a white or grey T-shirt underneath it.
The second man is described as black, around 5’ 6” tall and looked to be in his late 20s or early 30s. He had dark brown eyes and eyebrows, which were thick and bushy, and was wearing a blue hooded jacket that was zipped up three quarters of the way and dark tracksuit bottoms.
They both spoke with a Liverpudlian accent.
Enquiries into the incident are ongoing and detectives are keen to speak to anyone who saw the offenders entering or exiting the property or witnessed anything suspicious in the area to get in touch.
They also want to hear from anyone who believes they may know who the offenders are or have CCTV or dashcam footage of them.
Detective Constable Sophie Davies said: “This was a terrifying incident which has understandably left the victims extremely shaken up.
“We are determined to find out the identities of the offenders and bring them to justice and I urge anyone with information, CCTV or dashcam footage that may aid our ongoing investigation to come forward.
“Perhaps you saw something suspicious in the area around that time or witnessed the offenders going into or leaving the house, or maybe you recognise the descriptions of the two men and think you might know who they are.
“If you have any information or footage that may help us to catch the offenders please call Cheshire Police on 101, quoting IML 240513, or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
“I would also like to reassure the community that aggravated burglaries such as this are rare and this is believed to have been a targeted incident.”
To submit dashcam footage go online at www.cheshire.police.uk/advice-and-support/roads-and-vehicle-safety/submit-dashcam-footage.