Two men have been arrested after a cash delivery driver was threatened and restrained during a robbery at Home Bargains.
The driver, who had parked outside the store in an unmarked white van, was uninjured but "extremely shaken" by his ordeal .
Masked robbers took a cash box from an open ATM before fleeing in a sliver car which was later found burned out on Ibbotsons Lane, near Sefton Park.
Merseyside Police arrested two Huyton men aged 37 and 35 yesterday (March 21).
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The 37-year-old was arrested on suspicion of robbery and a 35 year-old man was arrested on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle and possession of a controlled drug of Class B (cannabis)
On Monday Detective Inspector Phil Mahon said: "This guard was simply trying to do his job and, though not injured, has been subjected to this ordeal on a road which would have been busy with shoppers and cars driving past.
"We are carrying out a number of enquiries in the area including examination of CCTV footage and forensic enquiries.
"We would be keen to hear from anyone who was driving past or packed nearby and might have dashcam footage. We also appeal for anyone who witnessed the incident itself or who saw the offenders acting suspiciously, or leaving the silver car on Ibbotson's Lane, to get in touch.”
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Anyone with info is asked to contact @MerPolCC, 101 quoting incident reference 19100117860 or @CrimestoppersUK. Any information no matter how small will be treated with the utmost confidence and could assist with our investigation.
