A MASKED gun-wielding robber asked for a single pack of his favourite cigarettes during a raid on a Lancaster off license this week.
The robber grabbed £180 cash from the till from the shop on Ullswater Road in Freehold before asking for his cigarettes which the shop assistant duly handed over.
Now police say they are worried about the number of gun related incidents cropping up in Lancaster and Morecambe. Last week a replica gun was held to the head of a shop assistant at Farm Foods in Lancaster.
Police spokesman Detective Sergeant Jim Duncan commented: "We are obviously concerned about offences committed with what appear to be fire arms and would appreciate any assistance from the public would be able to give us."
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