Detectives are on the hunt for a knifeman who held up a shop in East Kilbride and assaulted a female member of staff.
The incident happened around 7.10pm on Wednesday (March 27) at the My Local Store in Cedar Drive.
A man wearing a balaclava walked in, produced a knife and assaulted the 40-year-old woman working there, demanding cash.
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He left empty handed and made off along Cedar Drive, towards St Andrews Methodist Church.
Detective Constable Craig Jolly, from Cambuslang CID, said: “This was a terrifying ordeal for the two women working in the store, and thankfully nobody was left seriously injured or requiring hospital treatment.
“This despicable individual must be caught and I would appeal to anyone who was in the vicinity of Cedar Drive yesterday evening to consider whether they saw anything suspicious or noticed a man matching the description making off from the scene.”
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As well as the balaclava, he wore a black bomber jacket with a fluorescent green zip and grey jogging bottoms. He was also carrying a black rucksack.
DC Jolly added: “I would also urge any motorists with dashcams to check their footage in case they have captured anything which could be of significance to our investigation.
“Anyone with information is asked to contact Cambuslang CID via 101, quoting incident number 3479 of Wednesday 27 March 2019. Alternatively you can call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 where details can be given in confidence.”
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