Police are investigating an overnight armed robbery in Port Stephens.
About 11.15pm yesterday (Monday 9 September 2019), a 59-year-old female employee was at a service station on Nelson Bay Road, Anna Bay when an unknown man entered the store.
Police have been told the man then threatened the woman with what's believed to be a knife.
He took a sum of cash and cigarettes before fleeing the scene.
Officers from Port Stephens-Hunter Police District were called a short time later and established a crime scene.
The man is described as being of Caucasian appearance, aged between 25-30, about 180cm tall, with a thin build. He was last seen wearing a tan hooded jacket, dark pants, work boots and a dark and light coloured beanie.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Raymond Terrace Police Station on 4983 7599 or to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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.
