A knife-wielding man has left a shop empty-handed following an attempted robbery at Upper Dunmurry Lane in west Belfast on Saturday (30 January).
The incident happened just before 6pm.
Police say a man entered the shop armed with a knife, and demanded money from a female staff member.
The staff member refused to hand over any money and the man then left the shop empty handed.
He is described as being around 5ft 3” tall, of stocky build and he was wearing a dark parka coat and a blue face mask. There were no reports of any injuries.
Anyone with any information about this incident or who may be able to help with the investigation, is asked to call detectives at Musgrave on the non-emergency number 101 quoting reference number 1307 30/01/21, or to submit a report online using the non-emergency reporting form via http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/. You can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org/.