Around 5:35am on Tuesday 11th February 2014, the shop assistant at the “Top of Chapel” Takeaway store 108 Chapel Street, Glenorchy has been approached after opening and disarming the store by a male offender, brandishing a machete.

The offender has threatened the shop assistant with the machete before stealing a large amount of cigarettes and cash and fleeing in the shop assistants 1990 blue Mitsubishi Star wagon Registration : C15ZZ.

This vehicle was later recovered in Hudson Crescent, Glenorchy.

Nobody was physically harmed in the Robbery.

The offender is described as: 181cm tall, with broad shoulders and a medium build, he spoke with a hard voice and was wearing black full length overalls with a zip up front, the overalls had a hood which was over the offenders head and he wore a dusk mask or similar over his face, he was wearing black boots and had yellow washing up gloves over his hands.

Anyone with information can contact Detectives directly at Glenorchy CIB on 62302857 or anonymously through Crimestoppers on 1800 333 000.