Shopkeeper threatened with large knife as Mansfield shop is robbed

A white man dressed in dark clothing entered The Convenience Store, formerly C&S News, on Newgate Lane at around 7pm and threatened the female shopkeeper with a large kitchen knife.

She fled the shop before he ripped the till, from the counter and fled on foot with it along the adjacent Gladstone Street.

There was a quantity of cash inside the till.

Det Sgt Rick Ellis, of Mansfield CID, said: “Thankfully there were no customers in the shop at the time of the robbery and the shopkeeper was unharmed.

“She was, however, extremely distressed by the ordeal

“Were you in the area at the time? Were you at the welfare club or Chinese takeaway in Gladstone Street?

“This man would have been very conspicuous. He was wearing black tights over his head and carrying a large kitchen knife.

“When he fled the shop he was carrying a large cashier’s till.

“If you saw anything that could help us with this investigation please call us.”

House-to-house enquiries have been made in the area and patrols have been stepped up to provide reassurance.

If you have any information contact police, quoting incident 778 of 2nd February 2014, or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.