A MAN walked into the post office on Cavendish Road, St Annes, on March 9 at 2pm and threatened a member of staff with a pointed and oblong-shaped object he said was a gun.

Fearing for her life, the sub-post office mistress immediately pressed the panic button and dropped on the floor. The robber then ran off.

He is described as being between 5ft 8 and 5ft 10ins tall and slightly built. He was wearing a dark padded jacket, a dark baseball cap and a dark scarf covering his mouth and chin. He was carrying the object, thought to be a gun, in a green carrier bag.

TWO robbers attacked a girl and threatened her with a knife as she was walking along Topping Street, Blackpool, at 9.45pm on March 4.

After a struggle the two assailants made off with the girl's shoulder bag. There is no description of the male who threatened the victim with a knife. The other robber was a 25-year-old female, of medium build with dark hair. She was 5ft 5ins tall and wore a dark fleece or jacket.

A CUNNING thief posed as a trainee council warden in order to gain access into the home of a 78-year-old lady on Argosy Road, Blackpool.

At 12 noon on March 5, the bogus female warden engaged the elderly lady in conversation and asked to use the bathroom -- at which point she searched the bedrooms and stole a large amount of cash.

The thief is described as a 23-year-old woman with shoulder length dark hair, rotting teeth and a diamond stud in her right nostril. She is 5ft 10ins in height and of a slim build. She was wearing a black jacket, knee length black boots, and an ankle length navy blue split skirt.

A DIAMOND ring valued at £3,250 was stolen along with a tray of rings from Gerrards Jewellers, Garden Street, St Annes on March 8.

The theft took place at 11.20am and involved one male, who snatched the tray of rings out of the assistant's hand and ran off towards the town centre.

The most expensive ring that was stolen was a three carat diamond solitaire -- a single stone with a small black mark on top of the diamond. He was smartly dressed and wore a waist length brown jacket, possibly leather, smart jeans and a chequered shirt.

He is 5ft 10 ins tall, of a slim build and a short dark crew cut.