Armed robbery at Birkenshaw Co-op

    Police are appealing for information following an armed robbery in Birkenshaw.

    The incident took place at the Co-op supermarket on Bradford Road at about 11.00pm on Saturday, 4 November.

    Two masked suspects entered the store and threatened two female staff members and a male member of staff with a knife and a hammer, demanding cash.

    Staff complied and the men fled with cash, saving stamps and cigarettes.

    No-one was hurt and the store was closed at the time with no customers present.

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