Police are on the hunt for two men who allegedly held up a Mayfield bottle shop at knifepoint last night.
At about 10:45pm police say a white Holden sedan pulled into the pub’s drive-through bottle shop on Maitland Road.
Two men – both armed with knives – then got out of the car and threatened a 23-year-old male employee, demanding a sum of money.
Both men then returned to the car and allegedly fled with cash, cigarettes, and the employee’s mobile phone, and were last seen heading north on Maitland Road.
Police were alerted and officers from Newcastle City Police District attended, established a crime scene and conducted a canvass of the area to no avail.
Thankfully the employee wasn’t injured during the incident and his phone has since been recovered.
The brazen armed hold-up has prompted a call for public assistance to identify and locate the offenders.
Both men are described as being about 170cm to 180cm tall and of a medium to solid build.
They were wearing high visibility jumpers, blue coloured pants, white shoes and black gloves.
Anyone with information is urged to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.