Police appeal after armed robbery
A masked robber held three employees at gunpoint during an armed robbery in Bowdon.
Police confirmed that they were called to reports of an armed robbery at the Co-op on Vicarage Lane on Sunday (March 4).
A man armed with a suspected gun entered the store at around 6.45am and demanded cash from an employee.
The offender then marched her upstairs to the office where two other employees were working.
He then held the three shop workers at gunpoint for over 15 minutes while making demands for money.
The robber then hit an employee - a 47-year-old man - over the head with the weapon before fleeing with a quantity of cash.
The National Police Air Service helicopter was deployed to support officers searching the area but the man has not yet been found.
The employee was treated at the scene by paramedics for his head injury.
The robber has been described as white, of slim build, in his 20s and approximately 5ft 11ins tall.
He was wearing black trainers with blue Slazenger shell pants, a blue Go Outdoors waterproof jacket and a black peaked cap. He also wore a black ski mask and carried a brown holdall.
Detective Constable Amanda Tootill, of GMP’s Trafford borough, said:
Anyone with information should call police on 101 quoting reference number 559 of 04/03/2018, or the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.