A firearm was reportedly seen during an armed robbery at the McDonald's in Yate this morning (February 8).
Officers are currently at the scene of the incident and a search of the area is continuing at this time, with help of the police helicopter.
The incident happened shortly after 7am and, during the robbery, a man made off with a quantity of cash.
Avon and Somerset Police has said nobody was injured during the incident but that a firearm was reportedly sighted.
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In a statement, the force said a search of the area - with assistance of the police helicopter - is currently ongoing.
A second incident of a similar nature was reported last night at Miss Millie's in North Parade, Yate, and police are treating the two incidents as linked.
Detective Inspector Will Thorpe said: "Officers are currently at the scene of McDonald's in Yate following an incident this morning.
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"Shortly after 7am we received a report of an armed robbery, in which a male had made off with a quantity of cash.
"Nobody was injured during the incident but a firearm was reportedly sighted.
"A search of the area, including with the assistance of the NPAS helicopter, is continuing at this time."
The detective added: "At approximately 6.20pm last night (Sunday, February 7) we received a call about a similar incident at Miss Millie's in North Parade, Yate.
"At this time are are treating the two matters linked."
Anyone who witness what happened is being asked to call 101 with reference number 5221027524.
Do you have any pictures of this incident? Do you know any more about what has happened? If so, please contact our reporter Estel on estel.farellroig@reachplc.com.
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