Devon shopkeeper held at knife-point

Police are appealing for witnesses following a knife-point robbery at a newsagent in Tiverton on Tuesday 27 October.

Officers were to Exe Valley News and Cards in Bampton Street around 7.40am after a masked man threatened the shopkeeper with a small knife and demanded cash from the till.

The male shopkeeper was unharmed but the suspect got away with a small amount of cash and made off towards Tiverton Market.

Police are seeking a man who is described as aged in his 20s, around 5ft 7ins tall and of slim build. He was wearing a dark-coloured hoody with dark-coloured trainers and was carrying a bag.

Inspector Jane Alford-Mole said: “This is a rare and unusual incident and we would ask the community for assistance in trying to identify the male responsible so we can further our enquiries. If you have any information, no matter how small, then please contact us.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101 or email: 101@devonandcornwall.pnn.police.uk quoting log number 94 of 27/10/15.

Information can be passed anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 11.