A woman was threatened at knifepoint during a botched robbery bid at a Liverpool bookies.
The armed man struck at the William Hill bookmakers in Norris Green .
After bursting into the turf accountants in Broad Lanejust after 10am on Sunday the man threatened a female store assistant with the knife and made demands for cash, police today confirmed.
But the man fled empty handed during his bungled raid.
A Merseyside Police spokeswoman said: "The male then left the store empty handed as the safe was locked, and headed towards a bridge on Broadway.
Pictures from Sunday night show the bookmakers taped off and damage to a glass panelled door.
The man behind the appalling scenes is described as a white male, in his late 40s with dark hair, he was wearing a black cap, army style jacket and dark jeans.
Police said nobody was injured during the incident but the female staff member was left shaken by her ordeal.
Inspector George Phillips said: “I would appeal for anyone who was in the vicinity of Broad Lane either before or after the robbery, to contact us.
“Similarly I would ask anyone who was driving in the area who may have captured something on dash cam footage to get in touch."
He added: “Thankfully nobody was hurt but this was a shocking incident to have happened. I would appeal to the public to come forward with any information they have so that we can find the people responsible and bring them to justice.”
Anyone with information is asked to DM @MerPolCC, call 101 or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 quoting log 942 of 18 August.
Anyone with information is asked to DM @MerPolCC, call 101 or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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