Haymarket: Cops release CCTV of man in appeal for information after knifepoint robbery at tobacco store
Police have released footage of a man, who they believe can assist with inquiries, after a tobacco store in Sydney’s CBD was robbed at knifepoint.
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Police have released CCTV vision of a man they wish to speak with after a Sydney tobacco store was held up at knifepoint.
Officers were called to the store on Little Hay Street at Haymarket shortly before 4.30pm following reports of an armed robbery on Monday.
Police were told a man entered the store and threatened the worker with a knife, demanding money and cigarettes.
The staff member complied and the man fled on foot.
The man, who police believe can assist with inquiries, was last seen heading east on Little Hay St towards Sussex St.
Officers are searching for the suspect, described as caucasian in his late teens, with a short ponytail and a distinctive tattoo of skeletal bones on his left hand.
Anyone who has information that might assist police is asked to contact Sydney City Police or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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