Armed robbery at Dukinfield shop

Two men armed with a knife robbed a shop in Dukinfield on Thursday night (6 May).

At 7:55pm, the two armed men entered the One Stop on King Street and threatened two staff members.

They took money and tobacco before fleeing the scene in a black BMW 1 Series towards Hyde.

Greater Manchester Police say that neither of the staff members were injured in the incident.

The pair are both described as white and both around 5ft 10ins tall.

One is described as wearing black tracksuit bottoms, a black and grey coat, a dark coloured face mask, dark coloured trainers and red gloves.

The second male was described as wearing black tracksuit bottoms, a grey and navy hooded top, a black face mask, black gloves and was carrying a black drawstring bag.

Detective Sergeant Christopher Dean of Tameside District CID said:

"This was a shocking and brazen incident during daylight hours which has understandably left two innocent members of staff distraught. Luckily on this occasion nobody was injured, however the consequences could have been a lot worse.

"This was a cowardly attack on a shop on a main road and we know that there will have been many people passing around this time. We would ask that if you saw anything suspicious or have any Dash Cam footage that may have captured the offenders as they escaped, that you get in touch with us”.

No arrests have been made as yet, however detectives are actively pursuing a number of lines of enquiry.

Anyone who has any information about the robbery can call police on 0161 856 9262, quoting incident number 2621 of 6 May 2021.

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