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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
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Abigail Nicholson

Masked thugs with baseball bats smash up corner shop

Three masked thugs dressed in black stormed a corner shop with baseball bats before threatening staff.

Cheshire Police received a call reporting three men armed with baseball bats entered a corner shop on School Road in Warrington at around 10pm on Saturday, April 22. Once inside the thugs demanded money from shop workers and caused damage.

The men, who were all dressed in black with black masks, took a quantity of cigarettes before fleeing the scene. An investigation into the incident is ongoing and officers are continuing to appeal for information.

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Detective Constable Neil Mooney said: "This distressing incident has left a staff member extremely shaken and I want to make it clear that we are doing all we can to locate the offenders and bring them to justice. As part of our investigation we’ve now released the CCTV images of the men we are looking to identify.

Detectives investigating an armed robbery at a shop in Warrington have released CCTV images of the men they are looking to identify (Cheshire Police)

“While the men have their faces covered, you may recognise their clothing or their build, and I would urge anyone who thinks that they know the identity of the suspects to get in touch. The same goes for anyone who witnessed anything suspicious, or anyone with any CCTV or dashcam footage which may our investigation."

Anyone with information is urged to contact Cheshire Police via https://www.cheshire.police.uk/police-forces/cheshire-constabulary/areas/cheshire/about-us/about-us/provide-more-information-about-an-appeal/ quoting IML 1530589 or call 101.

Detectives investigating an armed robbery at a shop in Warrington have released CCTV images of the men they are looking to identify (Cheshire Police)

Information can also be passed on to Crimestoppers anonymously by calling 0800 555 111 or visit https://crimestoppers-uk.org/give-information/forms/give-information-anonymously

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