POLICE are appealing for information following a robbery at a convenience store in Alloa on Saturday, December 14.

Around 6pm on Saturday evening, a man came into the Premier Store on Medwyn Place and threatened the 24-year-old male member of staff with a knife, and then ran out of the shop and along Forbes Street with a sum of cash.

The suspect is described as white, 6ft in height, wearing a black hooded jacket with the hood up, a dark coloured baseball cap with a white trim, a grey scarf which covered his face, navy tracksuit bottoms and black trainers/plimsolls. He had a local Alloa accent.

Detective constable Carolyn Alexander, Falkirk CID, said: "Thankfully the member of staff was not injured, however, it was a very frightening experience for him.

"The shop is in the middle of a residential area and quite busy with customers and people walking or driving by.

"We believe that someone will have seen the suspect, who we believe to be local, either hanging about the store prior to the robbery or in the general area during the day.

"We have been checking CCTV and making enquiries in the area but we still need people to come forward with information that will help us catch this man."

Information can be passed to Forth Valley CID via 101.

Anyone with information should quote reference number 2896 of December 14 when calling.

Alternatively, details can be passed anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.