Teen threatened with knife in Sydney store robbery
A young woman has been threatened with a knife during a robbery in western Sydney.
A blue Suzuki Swift pulled into a plaza at Hassall Grove, near Blacktown, shortly before 7.30am on Sunday.
A hooded man walked into the grocer with his hands in his pockets as he approached the counter, before pulling out a large knife and pointing it at the worker, a 19-year-old woman.
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A hooded man walked into the grocer with his hands in his pockets as he approached the counter, before pulling out a large knife and pointing it at the worker, a 19-year-old woman. Nine
He demanded she open the till, but she refused.
Instead, he grabbed some cigarette packs and fled, dropping a couple on his way out.
A member of the public tried to stop him but he made a getaway.
Police are now investigating.
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