A ROBBER armed with a knife made off with a three-figure sum of cash from a convenience store.
The man entered the One Stop store in St John’s Road, Clacton, brandishing a kitchen knife and demanding money last night at around 5pm.
He made off with a three-figure sum.
The man was white, aged 17 to 20, around 5ft 10ins tall and was wearing a grey hooded jacket, dark trousers and dark shoes as well as a dark-coloured scarf around his face.
He used a plastic carrier bag to carry the stolen money.
No-one was injured in the armed robbery.
Anyone with information is should call Dc Derek Lee at Clacton CID on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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