Three men in facemasks burst into convenience store and threaten worker with weapon in 'nasty' raid

A shop worker has been left shaken after being threatened by three masked men in a 'nasty' robbery near Bury. Officers are appealing for witnesses and footage following the incident at a convenience store in Edenfield, north of Ramsbottom.

Police were called out to Edenfield Mini Market, on Bolton Road North, at 8.27am yesterday (March 14) following reports that three men wearing face coverings had entered the store and threatened a staff member with a weapon. Lancashire Police says the trio left the store with the till and a quantity of cigarettes.

No arrests have been made at this stage. Detectives are continuing their enquiries and are urging anyone with information to come forward.

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DI Kate Kennedy, of East CID at Lancashire Police, said: “This was a nasty crime committed against a shop worker who was just trying to fulfil his role of serving the community of Edenfield. Although left understandably shaken, thankfully he was not hurt.

“Although we are at the early stages of our investigation, I would like to reassure the public that we have a dedicated team of officers assigned to this case. As part of our enquiries, we would ask any witnesses or anybody with CCTV, mobile phone or dashcam footage which captured anything which could assist our investigation to contact us as soon as possible.”

Information or footage can be passed on to police by emailing 2235@lancashire.police.uk or calling 101, quoting log 209 of March 14, 2023.

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