A SECURITY guard was threatened with a "sharp edged weapon" by two men on a motorbike before they escaped with a cash box.

The approached the guard at around 3.40pm yesterday (Monday, March 21) outside the Spar shop on Prescot Road. He was unhurt but left shaken by the incident.

The cash box was found a short time later, intact and unopened, on land in Stockbridge Village in Liverpool. It has since been forensically examined.

Detectives from the police's Matrix Major Crime Unit are examining CCTV footage from the area and are appealing for witnesses to come forward. Crime scene investigators have also carried out a search of both scenes

They are conducting a number of enquiries in the area and are asking for anyone with information to get in touch with the Major Crime Unit on 0151 777 8611 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.