POLICE are appealing for information following an aggravated burglary at a Morrisons store in Chelmsford early this morning.
Entry was forced to the Dickens Place supermarket at 2.15am after a glass panel was removed from a door.
Night staff were threatened by a man brandishing a metal bar and the cigarette kiosk was broken into and a quantity of cigarettes stolen. No one was injured.
Police are after information on three suspects.
The first suspect is described as white, 5ft 7ins tall, wearing a black hooded top, dark trousers and black shoes. He was aged in his 30s.
The second was 5ft 9ins tall, also white, again aged in his 30s, wearing a light coloured hooded top.
The third was a similar height to the other two wearing a dark hooded top, black scarf or balaclava over the lower part of his face. It is believed they were using a white transit type van.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Chelmsford CID on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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