POLICE today released photofits of two men they want to find in connection with last week's armed robbery at a supermarket in Chippenham.

A security guard was held up at gunpoint at the Tesco Express store on the Hathaway Retail Park at about 7.20pm on Monday January 15 and escaped with thousands of pounds.

At the time, detailed descriptions of the suspects were not known but now police have released these images and have made a fresh appeal for information.

Detective Inspector Deb Waters, from Chippenham police station, said: "We are renewing our appeal for witnesses to this incident, and are asking anybody with any information to contact Wiltshire Police."

They want to hear from:

  • Anyone who was in the Tesco Express store area at the time of the armed raid but has not yet spoken to the police
  • Anyone who saw a grey-coloured Volkswagen Passat in the area of Hathaway Retail Park car park prior to the robbery
  • Anyone who saw two men in balaclavas running away from the scene and into a grey-coloured Volkswagen Passat
  • Anyone who saw a grey-coloured Volkswagen Passat in the areas of Hathaway Retail Park, Tugela Road, or Hill Rise, following the robbery
  • Anyone who has any idea who the armed robbers may be.

Anyone with information should contact the police on 0845 408 7000 or Crimestoppers, where information can be left anonymously, on 0800 555111.