Police looking for man behind St Paul’s Bay grocery shop theft

The police are looking for a man behind a grocery shop theft in St Paul’s Bay on Monday evening.

The theft was carried out by a hooded man who threatened the shop’s 52-year-old female employee with a knife and demanded cash. He fled shortly after with a substantial amount of cash.

The incident happened at around 9:30pm in Triq ix-Xitwa, San Pawl il-Baħar.

Police are still searching for the alleged thief, and investigations are ongoing.

Duty magistrate Marse-Ann Farrugia has launched an inquiry.