An armed thief held up a business at Raymond Terrace on Wednesday before fleeing the scene on foot across Benjamin Lee Drive in a south westerly direction.
Police were called to the scene after 12pm, after reports a man had entered a grocery store armed with a small axe and told a store attendant to open the cash register.
The attendant complied and the thief fled with stolen cash across Benjamin Lee Drive.
Officers from Port Stephens-Hunter Police District arrived on the scene a short time later and established a crime scene.
The man is described as being of Caucasian appearance, aged between 16 and 20 years old and 170 to 175cm tall. He was last seen wearing a grey hoodie pulled over his head, black track pants, black slip on canvass shoes, yellow gloves and had his face covered. He was carrying a small black backpack.
Anyone with information about the man or the incident have been urged to contact police Raymond Terrace Police station on 02 4983 7599 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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