Police are appealing for help after an armed raider struck at a Droylsden store, stealing £3,000 in cash. 

The balaclava-clad robber threatened staff while brandishing what was believed to be a knife, at the Spar store on Sunnyside Road on Friday morning (28 October). 

Staff and customers were left shocked but fortunately nobody was injured. 

Police have released an image of a man they want to speak to (pictured) and are appealing for anyone with information to contact them. 

Detective Sergeant Pete Goddard, of Ashton-under-Lyne CID, said: “One can only try and begin to imagine the shock and fear that those inside the shop will have felt when the offender cowardly came in with his face covered and made threats while wielding what we think was a knife.

“I know the image we have at this stage isn’t ideal, but we’re working with all available leads we can find and should a more distinctive image become available then we’ll come back to ask for further information if we’re still unable to identify the man in the CCTV image that we’ve released today.

“Please do contact us if you have any indication as to who this person may be by calling us on 0161 856 9262 quoting incident 975 of 28/10/2022 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.” 

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