Appeal launched after three masked men armed with baseball bats damage convenience store during robbery

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DETECTIVES are appealing for information after three masked men armed with baseball bats carried out a robbery at a convenience store in Orford last night (Saturday), damaging the premises and leaving a staff member extremely shaken.

The robbery took place at around 10 pm on Saturday 22 April, when three men with baseball bats entered the convenience store on School Road, Orford and demanded money from shop workers and caused damage to the shop.

The men, who were all dressed in black with black masks, took a quantity of cigarettes before fleeing the scene. An investigation has now been launched and detectives are appealing to anyone with information to come forward.

Detective Sergeant Joe McNally said: “This distressing incident has left a staff member extremely shaken and I want to make it clear that we are doing all we can to locate the offenders and bring them to justice.
“You will see a number of officers in and around the School Road area and I would urge anyone with concerns to speak to an officer.
“We are following several lines of enquiry, including CCTV, and as part of these, we are appealing to members of the public who may have seen something not quite right to get in touch.
“Whether you have CCTV or dashcam of the area and have not yet spoken to police or if you heard something that could assist, please get in touch with us and we’ll do the rest.”

Anyone with information is urged to contact Cheshire Police CLICK HERE quoting IML 1530589 or call 101.
Information can also be passed on to Crimestoppers anonymously by calling 0800 555 111 or visit https://crimestoppers-uk.org/give-information/forms/give-information-anonymously


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