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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Ashlie Blakey

A knifeman ordered a terrified Co-op worker to let him leave the store with a basket of shopping - police want to speak to this man

Police have released CCTV images of a man they want to speak to after a Co-op worker was threatened with an eight-inch knife in a 'terrifying robbery' near Wigan.

The incident happened at the Co-op store on Church Street in Orrell at around 11.30am on Sunday (September 20).

The man threatened the staff member with a knife and demanded to leave the store with a basket full of shopping.

Officers want to speak to this man (GMP)

Police said the knife was a 'large kitchen knife' with a black handle.

He then ran from the scene before getting into a dark blue Ford Focus.

A woman was waiting for him in the vehicle.

CCTV images show the man wearing a grey hoodie and a black face mask (GMP)

The Co-op worker was uninjured but was left shaken by the ordeal, police said.

Officers have now released CCTV images of a man they want to speak to following the robbery.

Constable Sarah Noblett of GMP's Wigan District said: "The store worker has been put through a terrifying ordeal and we're determined to find the person responsible.

The robbery happened at the Co-op store in Orrell, Wigan (Google Maps)

"Do you recognise the man in this picture?

"If so, or if you have any information that may assist our enquiries, please get in touch as soon as possible."

Police can be contacted on 0161 856 7124 quoting incident number 1380 of 20/09/2020.

Details can also be passed on anonymously to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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