Globe Derby Park hotel staff threatened with machete in aggressive robbery

Thousands of dollars was taken and staff were left shaken after a man armed with a machete robbed a northern suburbs hotel overnight.

A machete wielding man who threatened staff before making off with thousands of dollars at a Globe Derby hotel is on the run.

Police were called to Globe Derby Trotting Park after a man robbed the hotel.

The offender entered the hotel and approached two staff armed with a machete, demanding they open the safe and remove a large amount of cash and place it in a duffel bad.

The staff members were shaken but not physically injured in the incident.

Patrols flooded the area searching for the suspect who was wearing a black hooded jumper, dark pants with his face covered.

Globe Derby Trotting Track at Globe Derby after a man robbed the hotel and fled with thousands of dollars of cash. Picture Dean Martin

Northern District detectives and crime scene investigators examined the scene but the suspect is still at large.

It comes after a woman was threatened with a handgun why waiting for her bus in a daylight attempt robbery at Wayville.

The offender allegedly pulled a black handgun on the 47-year-old before demanding her purse.

The suspect is described as a woman of Aboriginal appearance, aged about 40, and of medium build with shoulder length dark coloured wavy hair.

Anyone with further information on either incident should call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.