Armed Robber Wearing Halloween Mask holds up Mccoll’s in Totton Police are appealing for information...

Published: 9:24 pm October 29, 2017
Updated: 4:51 am October 8, 2025
Armed Robber Wearing Halloween Mask Holds Up  Mccoll's In Totton

Armed Robber Wearing Halloween Mask holds up Mccoll’s in Totton

Police are appealing for information about a knifepoint robbery at a shop in Southampton. At around 9.30pm on Thursday 26 October, a man wearing a Halloween mask entered the McColl’s store in Water Lane, Totton. He threatened the cashier with a knife and stole cash, scratchcards and tobacco. He then left the store. The cashier was not injured during the incident. The man is described as: • around 5ft 7ins tall • blue eyes • wearing a light stone grey hooded top and blue jeans • wearing a Halloween mask, mainly green in colour, with a face that was either a zombie or Frankenstein’s monster. Officers would like to hear from anyone who has any information about what happened. Were you in this area at the time? Do you remember seeing someone enter or exit the store wearing a mask? If you have any information relating to this case, please call 101 quoting reference ‘44170417041’, or contact Crimestoppers anonymously.

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