Two shops were robbed in the Ballymena area this morning (Sunday, November 1).
Police say just before 9am, a man armed with a knife entered a shop on the Cushendall Road, waved the knife at staff and escaped with a quantity of cigarettes and cash.
Police received a further report that around the same time, a man with the same description entered another shop on the Cushendall Road and threatened the member of staff. It is not known if anything was taken during this incident.
The man is described as being around six feet in height and he was wearing a dark navy hooded fur coat.
Anyone with information regarding these incidents, or who may have witnessed anyone suspicious in the area is asked to contact police by calling 101, quoting reference numbers 675 and 668 of 01/11/20. You can also submit information online using the non-emergency reporting form via http://www.psni.police.uk/