Robbers threaten staff in early-morning raid at town supermarket

Staff were threatened by robbers during a raid at a Castleford supermarket this morning.
The store on Smawthorne Lane.The store on Smawthorne Lane.
The store on Smawthorne Lane.

Police say they are investigating the incident that took place at the Sainsbury's shop on Smawthorne Lane sometime between 5.25am and 6am.

At this stage there are no details on how many robbers there were, but they made off with a "substantial" amount of cash, police confirmed.

Enquiries are ongoing including CCTV work.

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It was reported that the shop was shut following the incident and a police officer was guarding the entrance.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101 or use the www.westyorkshire.police.uk/contactus quoting crime reference 132006485422