Masked robbers threatened staff in two Bearwood high street shops today before fleeing with a large amount of cash.<\/p>\n
The two men targeted both the Iceland and Poundland on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n
The two men entered Iceland in Bearwood Road at around 8:30am this morning threatening staff, however they left empty handed.<\/p>\n
Over half an hour later, at 9:10am the men struck again across the road at Poundland-threatening staff and demanding access to the safe, before leaving with a large amount of cash.<\/p>\n
West Midlands Police has now launched an investigation into the robbery and attempted robbery-and confirmed they were linking both incidents.<\/p>\n
A spokesman from the force said: “The offenders are believed to have left the area in a white Peugeot 2008.<\/p>\n
“Nobody was injured and at this stage, detectives are linking both incidents.”<\/p>\n
Anyone with information about the robbery should call West Midlands Police on 101, quoting incident log number 734 of February 10.<\/p>\n
Alternatively, contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111 or at\u00a0crimestoppers-uk.org<\/a><\/p>\n A spokesman from the force said: “The offenders are believed to have left the area in a white Peugeot 2008.<\/p>\n “Nobody was injured and at this stage, detectives are linking both incidents.”<\/p>\n Anyone with information about the robbery should call West Midlands Police on 101, quoting incident log number 734 of February 10.<\/p>\n