Police have released CCTV images following an armed robbery at the Co-op shop in Pontycymer
POLICE have launched a manhunt after masked men armed with a crow bar and a hammer raided a shop in Pontycymer, tying up staff and stealing cash and lottery scratch cards
The robbery happened at the Co-op store on Victoria Street just after 6am on Monday, and police have released CCTV images from the shop in a bid to help trace the culprits.
Officers say two men wearing balaclavas tied-up the shop manager and two members of staff and demanded money from safe before making off with more than £2,000 in cash along with cigarettes and scratch cards. A cash register computer hard drive was also taken.
Officers have launched an investigation and are urging anyone with information about the incident to "do the right thing by their community" and come forward.
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South Wales Police detective inspector Andy Paddison, said: "I would like to reassure the community that incidents like this one are almost unheard of in this area and we do not expect a re-occurrence.
"It was a nasty robbery and I believe those responsible are from the area. They have acted with total disregard for the importance of the shop to people in the village and absolutely no care for the welfare of the poor victims who have been left traumatised by what they have been through.
"Somebody will know something and I am urging them to do the right thing by their community and call us. We are following up a number of lines of enquiry and we have released CCTV of the two suspects in the hope that somebody may put two and two together."
Can you help? Call South Wales Police's Bridgend CID unit on 101 quoting reference 424842, or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111
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