Appeal for witnesses following robbery in Brockworth

Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward following a robbery in Brockworth yesterday morning, Thursday 20 February.

The incident took place at a premises on Abbotswood Road shortly after 7am.

Two men have entered a shop and made a threat towards staff before stealing £3,000 worth of cigarettes.

The suspects, who were dressed in black and had covered their faces with balaclavas, filled a blue wheelie bin with the cigarettes before placing them in a grey or silver coloured Volkswagen Golf.

It is believed that the number plates of the car had been removed. It drove off in the direction of Ermin Street.

Police have released CCTV images and they are now appealing for anyone who witnessed the incident and who has not already spoken to officers to come forward.

They would also like to hear from anybody who has dashcam footage from between 6.15am and 7.15am in the Abbotswood should this be Road after, or is Abbotswood an area in Brockworth? area which they believe to be relevant.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Gloucestershire Police through the website, quoting incident 50 of 20 February: https://www.gloucestershire.police.uk/contact/af/contact-us/us/a-crime-that-has-already-been-reported/