POLICE are appealing for witnesses to an armed robbery at the Nevins store in Cambridge Road on Sunday, October 17.

Two men, armed with a hammer, burst into the store at about 9.30pm and threatened staff before forcing them to open a safe. The men - one wearing a mask with eyeholes and a blue fleece jacket, the other wearing a baseball cap - escaped with a large quantity of cash.

Anyone who may have information which can help the police with their inquiries can contact DC Jeff Huxley at St Helens CID on 0151 777 6064, or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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