Police appeal: Man with machete attempts to rob convenience store

A machete-wielding would-be robber threatened a Halifax shopkeeper before running off empty-handed.
By The Newsroom
Published 17th Feb 2014, 14:40 BST

Police have issued a witness appeal after the incident, which happened at Ovenden Road Convenience Store, Ovenden Road, Halifax at 7.30pm on Sunday.

The suspect went in to the store, threatened the shopkeeper with a machete and told him to empty the takings into a bag. He left empty-handed and was last seen fleeing towards the Boothtown area.

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The suspect is described as 5ft 10ins tall, in his late 20’s and medium to chunky build. At the time of the incident he was wearing a black balaclava, a blue tracksuit-type top jacket and black gloves. He was carrying a cream and green shopping bag.

Witnesses or anyone with information should contact DS Terry O’Keeffe at Halifax CID on 01422 337029, or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.