Police have been called to reports of an armed robbery on a service station at Williamtown.
Officers were called to the Metro outlet on Nelson Bay Road near Cabbage Tree Road at 3.45am on Tuesday.
It's believed police are looking at possible links to an armed robbery last Friday morning at the Metro service station at Sandgate.
Police say two men entered the Williamtown business just after 3.30am armed with a baseball bat and a machete and threatened the 32-year-old male console operator before one of them hit the attendant with the baseball bat and removed money from the cash drawer
A 38-year-old male customer then entered the store and was chased by the pair into a corner before the pair ran off. They were last seen heading north towards Nelson Bay Road.
Anyone who who may have CCTV or dashcam footage from the nearby area between 3.00am and 4.00am on Tuesday or who may have seen or heard anything suspicious is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
