CCTV image released after armed robbery at newsagents

POLICE have released a CCTV image of a man they want to trace after an armed robbery at a newsagents where staff were threatened with a knife.

Two men stole cash and cigarettes from McColls newsagents on Broom Valley Road, Broom, in the raid at 9.30pm on Saturday.

One of the robbers threatened staff with a knife and both demanded access to the safe, said a spokeswoman.

"The suspects were unable to get into the safe but forced the till open, and then fled the shop with a quantity of cash and cigarettes," she added.

Police believe the man pictured could hold vital information and are appealing for him, or anyone who knows him, to get in touch.

Call 101 quoting incident number 1175 of October 31 or call Crimstoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.