A terrifying robber wearing a North Face tracksuit reportedly used a knife to steal a cash box outside Tesco.
Police were called to the Tesco Express on Princess Drive, Dovecot, at around 2.30pm to reports that three men had demanded a cash box from a security guard.
It is believed that one of the robbers, who was wearing North Face tracksuit bottoms, was carrying a knife when the terrifying incident was carried out.
After the men got the cash box they reportedly fled the scene in a dark blue Audi which was found abandoned on Hawthorne Road in Huyton a short time later.
The empty cashbox was also found, on Kemsley Road.
Pictures taken at the scene show a police cordon had been erected at the scene and around a blue G4S van.
A spokesperson for Merseyside Police said: "We can confirm officers attended at Tesco Express on Princess Drive, Liverpool following reports of a cash-in-transit robbery.
"Officers were called at around 2.30pm today, Monday 5th August, to reports that three men, believed to be driving a dark blue Audi, had approached a security guard and demanded the cash box.
"One of the men is described as white, in his 20s, with cropped brown hair, wearing a North Face tracksuit bottoms and a green and grey jacket and believed to be in possession of a knife.
" The men then made off from the scene in the car, which was later found abandoned on Hawthorne Road in Huyton."
Chief Inspector Derek Riley said: “Luckily no one was injured during the incident and the empty cash box was recovered on Kemsley Road.
“Offences like these are extremely frightening for the victims and we would ask anyone with information that could help with our continued investigations to contact us on 101 or DM @MerPolCC quoting 19100431995 so we can find those responsible.”
