Co-op on Pelsall High Street robbed 'at gunpoint'
A robber reportedly armed with a gun fled with stolen cash stuffed in a holdall from a branch of Co-op today.
The lone raider struck at the High Street store at around 6.20am.
Staff were threatened but not injured, and police are investigating reports he was armed with a gun.
No description was immediately available.
Detective Constable Neil Cunnington, from Walsall Police's Investigation Team, said: "We would like to hear from anyone who was in the area of Co-op this morning and saw a man dressed in dark clothing, carrying a holdall. He appears to have been struggling to carry the bag as he took a large quantity of coins and we have reports of him staggering due to the weight.
"No-one was hurt during the robbery and the shop has been examined for forensic evidence."
It comes days after two other stores were robbed, one at gunpoint, in the Dudley area.
The masked men struck first at Co-op on The Broadway, Norton, on Monday night, fleeing with cash.
They entered wearing balaclavas and demanded money, but no weapons were seen.
Less then two miles away, and just minutes later, they hit Tesco Express in Platts Road, Amblecote at around 10.30pm and also made off with money.
Two men were later arrested in connection with those raids.
