Last updated at 11:16, Friday, 19 October 2012

BARROW detectives investigating an armed robbery that occurred last month have released CCTV footage in a bid to trace the offender.

At about 6.20am on Saturday, September 29, a man carrying a knife entered a shop on St Luke’s Street in Barrow and demanded money.

The robber then jumped onto the counter and stole a quantity of cigarettes before leaving. He did not make off with any cash.

The owners of the premises were left shaken by the incident, but did not suffer any injuries.

Two weeks on from the incident, officers have released an image of the robber in a bid to encourage witnesses to come forward.

Detective Constable Sarah McArthur from the investigative team said: “We have been focused on identifying this man and are turning to the community for help.

“A local 20-year-old man was arrested as part of our enquiries, but he has since been released without charge.

“The offender was seen to leave the shop and walk off in the direction of Roose road.

"He is described as being about 5ft 6in to 5ft 9in tall, of a slim to medium build and was wearing dark grey tracksuit bottoms, and a quite distinctive hooded top which was grey and black with a blue stripe running down the arm and across the hood.

“I’d appeal to the community to take a good look at this footage and see if you recognise this man. Does he look familiar? Have you seen this tracksuit before?

“If you have any information that could help please call us. You may not think your information is important but it could end up being vital to our enquiry.”

Police are appealing for help in trying to locate this man and would request that anybody who has any information, or was in the area at the relevant time and saw any of this incident to contact Barrow CID on 101.

Information can also be passed anonymously to police via Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

First published at 13:40, Monday, 15 October 2012
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