A GARAGE employee has been threatened by someone with a long-handled axe before cigarettes and cash were stolen from a till.

The incident took place at about 5am on Tuesday (January 17) at the Shell Garage in London Road, Speen, in West Berkshire.

Police are now looking for the offender who assaulted the victim before stealing the items.

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Investigating officer PC Isabelle Denis said: “We are releasing a CCTV image of the robbery as it happened.

“I appreciate that the image does not show any facial features of the offender, but I hope that someone will recognise the clothing or the weapon that the individual is holding.”

If you have any information, contact police quoting reference number 43230024010.