Car used in Penkridge armed robbery is found

A car used in an armed robbery in a quiet Staffordshire village has been recovered by police.

Detectives are hunting raiders who struck as a security van was making a cash delivery to Barclays Bank, in Penkridge.

Two men got away from the scene of the crime in a maroon-coloured, L-registered Vauxhall Cavalier which was found abandoned later that day in Grange Road, Penkridge.

An offender threatened a security guard, from the Group 4 Securicor van, with a knife and made off with a large quantity of cash, thought to be in the region of £25,000.

The first offender was white, 5ft 10in to 6ft tall with a stocky build. He was wearing a black ski mask and black gloves.

The second man, who was driving the vehicle, was described as white with a stocky build.

Anyone with information is asked to contact investigating officer DS Dan Ison at Staffordshire Police on 0300 123 44 55 quoting incident number 273 of June 17, or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.