A robber threatened terrified supermarket workers with a machete while stealing money and vapes from a town’s store.

Staff were threatened to hand over cash from the till during the incident at the Co-op supermarket in Dale Road, Shildon, on Monday at around 20:10pm.

The offender is described as a 5ft7 male wearing dark clothing with his face covered. He entered the store with the weapon and stole cash and vapes from behind the counter.

A review of CCTV shows the suspect exited the store in the direction of Dale Road.

Officers are appealing for information from anybody who may have witnessed this incident to contact the OIC John Young (john.young@durham.police.uk) on 101 ref incident number DHM-24102022-0393.

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