CCTV images of armed robbery in Ellesmere Port Store

Detectives in Ellesmere Port have released a CCTV image of a man they would like to speak to in-connection with a knife point robbery at a local supermarket.

On Friday 17th August, a man walked into Aldi on Wellington Road through the main doors and walked straight to the nearest till where a member of staff was sitting.

The man then produces a knife and holds it next to the cashier while making demands for money. He then reaches into the till, grabs a handful of cash and puts it into a blue carrier bag before leaving the shop in the direction of Arthur Avenue and McGarva Way. 

The offender is described as white, around 5ft 8 in height, of a slim build and aged in his 20s-30s with a pasty complexion and a straggly beard. 

He was wearing a dark blue jacket over a light grey hooded top, dark tracksuit bottoms and black trainers. When he entered the store he put on a black hooded garment which was buttoned under the chin but still exposed his full face.

Detective Constable Stuart Wood, of Ellesmere Port CID, said: “I am appealing to the public to cast their minds back to this time last month and if they remember seeing a man acting suspiciously in the supermarket and on leaving the store."