Men wielding knife and hammer take cigs and cash from Brinsworth supermarket

TWO MEN threatened staff at a shop in Brinsworth with a knife and hammer and stole cash and cigarettes.

Published 29th Mar 2019, 15:41 BST

Updated 29th Mar 2019, 16:05 BST

Detectives are investigating the armed robbery at the Tesco Express store on Brinsworth Lane just before 10pm last night (Thursday), a spokeswoman for South Yorkshire Police said.

Two men entered the store carrying a knife and hammer, she added.

"The men are said to have threated staff before taking cash from the tills and a quantity of cigarettes before leaving on foot.

"No-one was injured during the incident."

Detectives do not believe the incident to be linked to the burglary at Sainsbury's in Sunnyside yesterday.

Anyone with information should contact South Yorkshire Police on 101, quoting incident 986 of March 28.

Brinsworth