A CHELTENHAM shop has been burgled after a man threatened the owner with a knife.
The suspect enter the convenience store in Hales Road, Cheltenham yesterday around 8.30pm. The male entered the premises and threatened the shop keeper, telling him to open the till.
The shop keeper managed to run out of the shop, close the door and hold it shut, leaving the suspect inside. The shop keeper then called out for help.
The suspect managed to prise open the till, take several hundred pounds and force the door. He made off in the direction of London Road and Cirencester Road.
The man is described as white, aged between 20 and 25 years old, 5ft 6 to 5ft 7 tall, of slim build and was wearing a white hooded top, light trousers, a face mask and gloves.
Gloucestershire Police are asking for anyone who saw anything in this area, at around this time, to contact them on 101 - quoting incident number 464 of 29/10/14.
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