POLICE are appealing for information after an attempted robbery at a post office.
At just before 9.30am on Saturday police were called to McColl's Post Office in Milton Road, Ellesmere Port, after a man threatened and intimidated staff.
The robber, who has been described as in his late 20s, entered the post office and demanded that a female member of staff hand over money.
When his demands were refused, the offender smashed the glass screen at the counter and fled the scene.
The shop worker, a 39-year- old local woman, has been described as shaken but not unharmed by the incident.
Police have described the offender as a white male in his late 20s, about 5ft 4in to 5ft 8in tall and of a stocky build. He was dressed in a blue ‘McKenzie' hoodie, grey T-shirt and dark-coloured bottoms.
Anyone with any information should call DC Gavin Hastings at Ellesmere Port CID on 0845 458 0000, quoting incident 366 of Saturday, October 8, or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
