Three armed robbers are on the run after holding up a Colchester shop with a shotgun.

Crime scene - the convenience store in Hunwicke Road, Greenstead, which was held up by three armed raiders. Picture: STEVE BAINBRIDGE (40167-b)

The masked men went into the One-Stop shop in Hunwicke Road, Greenstead, holding the gun, a piece of wood and a mechanic's tool.

They demanded cash from the till, grabbed money and mobile phone cards, and fled, leaving six women who were in the shop traumatised.

The robbers ran off towards Stanley Wooster Way and police launched a search of the area using armed officers and search dogs.

Police said they got away with a substantial three-figure sum of cash and phone top-up cards which were also worth a three-figure sum.

Anyone with information about the robbery, reported at 9.30pm on Monday, should call police on 01206 762212 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111

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Published Wednesday, December 22, 2004

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