BY IAN CROUCH
Police are investigating an armed robbery on a fast food store at Wallsend overnight.
Police say a man armed with a gun entered the Henny Penny outlet on Cowper Street just before 8.30pm on Wednesday and threatened two staff as they were preparing to close up for the night.
He fled the store with an amount of cash along with a handbag belonging to one of the workers, with the pair becoming involved in a struggle over the bag before he wrenched it from her grasp and ran off .
She chased him into nearby Irving Street where he got into the passenger side of a car which drove off.
The two workers were the only people in the store at the time and weren't injured.
The man's described as being about 25 to 30 years old, 180cm to 185cm tall with a medium build.
He was wearing a grey hoodie, face covering and long black pants.
Anyone who saw the man running from the store is urged to call Crime Stoppers.
The incident has prompted a word of caution from Acting Inspector Mick Kelly for victims not to get into a physical altercation with offenders.
"I'd certainly urge the public, and certainly any employees, not to challenge any offenders in a crime, certainly one that was armed with a firearm. It was very brave of the staff member - we'd certainly discourage it though, it's very dangerous," he said.
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| Police have set up a crime scene at the Wallsend Henny Penny store. Picture: Sonia Hornery MP |
