POLICE are still hunting the masked silent robber who raided a post office in Colne.

He used a wooden cosh to smash the security screen guarding the counter at the Alkincoats sub post office in Parker Street and snatched a cash box full of notes.

The man walked into the premises shortly before noon on Friday, December 12.

The postmaster and his wife were both working in the shop but were not threatened or hurt.

They told police the robber was white, in his early 20s and athletically built. He was between 6ft and 6ft 2in and was wearing a red waist-length jacket and jeans.

His face was covered with a brown Balaclava with a single slit.

He smashed the security glass with two blows from the cosh and reached in to grab the money dispenser before running off towards Vivary Way.

Detectives began house-to-house inquiries after the raid and have appealed for witnesses to come forward.

Anyone in the area at the time can contact Colne police on 863161.

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