A man wearing a Halloween-mask robbed a Witham supermarket, as detectives have picked up the investigation. 

Essex Police were called to the Morrisons Daily in Newland Street on August 15 after receiving calls that a man had entered the store demanding staff to hand over money. 

The man, who entered the shop at around 9.35pm, was armed with a knife, but thankfully, no one was injured during the incident. 

The suspect ran off and took an unknown amount of cash, heading along Guithavon Street. 

He is described as a man in his 40s, 5ft 8ins tall and of stocky build. During the incident he was wearing a black hooded top, jeans and a Halloween-type mask. 

An Essex Police spokesman said: “If you have any information, CCTV, dash cam or other footage in relation to this incident, then please get in contact with us. 

“You can let us know by submitting a report on our website or by using our online Live Chat service service which is available 24 hours-a-day, seven days-a-week.  

“It can be found at the bottom right of our homepage at www.essex.police.uk. 

“Please quote incident 1469 of 15 August when providing any information to make sure it gets to the right person as quickly as possible.  “