A man wearing a black mask and armed with a weapon fled the scene on foot after a store worker activated a fog cannon in a Richmond premises on Monday afternoon.
A police spokesperson says they were called to a Salisbury Rd retail premises, which Nelson App understands is the Salisbury Store, to reports of an attempted robbery just before 2pm on Monday.
"One person attempted to rob the store, the retailers activated a fog cannon and the offender fled," the spokesperson says.
"No injuries are reported and at this time it appears nothing was taken."
On Tuesday morning the spokesperson said they are now investigating the incident.
"The offender has entered the store on Salisbury Road just before 2pm and presented a weapon to the store worker and demanded money."
They say enquiries are underway to identify the offender who was wearing a black mask.
"This incident would have been terrifying for the victim and along with police support, a referral has been made to Victim Support."
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact police on 105 quoting file number 230918/8059.
Information can also be provided anonymously to Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111.
