Police appeal to trace man with axe after armed robberies in the Black Country

The man approached a security guard while armed with an axe at the Aldi supermarket in Priory Road, Dudley, on Monday.

The incident took place shortly before 3pm. The man left the scene empty-handed.

But investigating officers at West Midlands Police believe the same man arrived with an accomplice on a motorbike to carry out another raid the next day.

They made off with a quantity of cash, after a guard was threatened with an axe at a post office, in Dovedale Road, near Sedgley just before 11.30am on Tuesday.

Fortunately no one was injured.

A spokesman for West Midlands Police said: "Can you help us as we investigate two armed robberies? We are searching for a man who approached a security guard with an axe at Aldi on Priory Road in Dudley just before 3pm on Monday.

"He didn’t manage to get away with anything, but we think the same man arrived with an accomplice on a motorbike at a post office on Dovedale Road in Wolverhampton just before 11.30am the next day.

"They made off with a quantity of cash after a guard was threatened with an axe. Fortunately, no-one was injured.

"Enquiries continue and anyone with information is asked to contact us."

Anyone with information can call West Midlands Police on 101, quoting incident numbers 20DY/231610W/19 or 20WV/232177Z/19.

Witnesses can also call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.