A female member of staff was threatened by two masked men, one of whom was armed with a knife, during a robbery at a shop in north Belfast.
The men made off with a sum of money and a quantity of cigarettes from the shop at Twaddell Avenue yesterday evening (Wednesday) just after 6:20pm.
Detective Inspector Kerry Brennan said it was reported that two men with their faces covered entered a shop in the area with one man armed with a knife.
“The men threatened a female member of staff during the incident and made off with a sum of money and a quantity of cigarettes. The staff member was not injured during the incident but left badly shaken. The men are believed to have made off towards the Crumlin Road area following the incident,” said the Detective Inspector.
The man armed with the white handled knife was wearing a dark hooded top, blue jeans and grey and white trainers.
The second man was wearing a blue hooded, zip-up style top with a white circular design. He was wearing grey tracksuit bottoms with grey stripes, black and white trainers and he was carrying a dark coloured rucksack.
Police are appealing for anyone who witnessed the incident to get in touch.
“Enquiries are continuing and we would appeal to anyone who witnessed anything suspicious in the area at the time of the incident to contact detectives on 101, quoting reference number 1671 18/09/19. Alternatively, information can also be provided to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 which is 100% anonymous and gives people the power to speak up and stop crime,” added the Detective Inspector.