Man threatened shopper by claiming to have a knife (From St Helens Star)
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Man threatened shopper by claiming to have a knife
5:22pm Tuesday 5th March 2013 in News
CCTV appeal follows attempted robbery
DETECTIVES have issued a CCTV image of man who they want to trace in connection with an attempted robbery.
A shopper was approaching the Tesco express store on Greenfield Road, Dentons Green when another man threatened him and demanded money.
The would be robber claimed he was armed with a knife, although the shopper did not see the weapon.
The victim refused to hand money over and the offender escaped on a mountain bike towards Hard Lane Police want to trace the man pictured “in case he has information that could help their enquiries”.
Contact police on 0151 777 6807 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.