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Hannah Rees

Man threatens worker and demands cash in New Year's Eve petrol station robbery

A man fled with cash from a petrol station during a suspected New Year's Eve armed raid in Maghull.

Merseyside police were called to the Shell petrol station in Old Meadow Road, Maghull, at around 4.45am on Saturday, December 31. It was reported the man, believed to have been armed with a gun, threatened the member of staff and demanded he hand over cash from the till.

The suspect is described as a white male, 6ft tall, of medium build, dressed in black with his hood up. Detectives are carrying out house-to-house inquiries and scouring CCTV footage.

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Detective Inspector Darren Hankin, said: "We are at the early stages of our investigation and we want to hear from anyone who has any information which could help us identify the offender. Thankfully the member of staff wasn't injured during the incident, but he is incredibly shaken up by his ordeal.

"If you were in the Old Meadow Road area at about 4.45am this morning and saw anything, or you were driving in the area and have dashcam footage that could help us please contact us."

If you have any information that could help our inquiries you can DM @merpolcc, quoting reference 0172 of 31 December.

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