Annesley Woodhouse shop owners targeted twice by an armed robber will 'fight back'

Shop bosses fear they may have to change their opening hours after being targeted by an armed robber twice in a matter of weeks.
It really scared the staff."It really scared the staff."
It really scared the staff."

A masked man armed with a metal bar has targeted Annesley Woodhouse post office twice this month, stealing cash and cigarettes.

Now Jaspal Chatha, who runs the store with his wife Manjit, said: “It has put more stress on the business.

“It really scared the staff.

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“The robber was in the shop assistant’s face, she couldn’t even shout, she’s shaken up.”

Mrs Chatha said: “It’s unsafe, but then again we cannot be scared.

“We will be taking more safety precautions and will keep fighting back.

“We have been here eight-and-a-half years nothing like this has happened before.”

The first raid happened on January 3, at about 6.40am.

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The second took place on Wednesday, January 24, at about 5.40am.

CCTV footage of the raids have been passed to police.

Following the latest raid, a Nottinghamshire Police spokesman said: “A man wearing a face covering threatened staff with a crowbar before escaping with a quantity of cash from the till and cigarettes.”

“We believe this incident is linked with an armed robbery at the same post office which happened on January 3.”

The robber is described as white, about 6ft, of medium build and was wearing black clothing.

No-one was hurt during the raids.

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Mr Chatha said: “We are hoping people will keep and eye out for people acting strange in the area.”

He said that if another incident occurs they will have to think about changing their opening hours which Mr Chatha said “would inconvenience their customers.”

Anyone with any information is urged to call Nottinghamshire Police on 101, quoting incident number 87 of January 24, or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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