Nottingham tree branch 'armed' robber hunted by police
A man armed with a tree branch who threatened staff at two Nottingham supermarkets is being hunted by police.
The offender first wielded a branch at the Sainsbury's store in Arnold Lane, Gedling, on 14 January and made off with cash and cigarettes.
The same man is believed to have struck at the Co-operative store in Gedling Road on Wednesday but left empty-handed, Nottinghamshire Police said.
The suspect is described as white, of slim build and in his early 20s.
He was wearing a Nike hooded top, black track suit bottoms with white stripes down the side, black trainers and a scarf covering his face, police said.
No-one was injured in either robbery.