Police investigate armed robbery at Greystanes

Police are appealing for information after an employee was injured during an armed robbery in Sydney's west earlier today.

About 6am (Friday 5 March 2021), emergency services were called to a bakery at a shopping centre on Merrylands Road, Greystanes, following reports of an armed robbery.

Police have been told four men, armed with a pick and a knife, entered the store threatening staff before stealing the cash register.

An employee suffered a wound to his forearm during the incident.

The men fled, last seen travelling westbound on Merrylands Road, in a black BMW M4 with no registration plates.

The employee treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics and was taken to Westmead Hospital for surgery.

Officers from Cumberland Police Area Command established a crime scene and commenced an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident.

Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is treated in strict confidence. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.

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