October 25, 2018 12.30 pm This story is over 64 months old

Man tries to rob shop with fake gun

He left empty handed though

A man with a fake gun tried to rob a newsagents in Gainsborough on Wednesday.

Officers were called to McColl’s on Spital Terrace at 4.47pm on Wednesday, October 24 as a man wearing a black hooded top had entered the store carrying a weapon, which police believe was an imitation firearm.

The man, believed to be in his 20s, left the store empty handed.

Anyone with information about the incident should contact police on 101 or via email at [email protected] quoting reference number 286 of October 24.

It can also be reported through the independent charity Crimestopprs anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online here.