Box Hill Embona Task Force detectives are appealing for public assistance after a man robbed a convenience store in Canterbury on 26 April.

Officers have been told a man armed with a hammer and a knife entered the store on Canterbury Road about 3am.

The offender threatened the attendant and made demands for cash.

A small amount of cash was handed over and the bandit fled the scene.

It is believed he drove away in a stolen Nissan Pulsar and fled travelling north on Station Street towards Box Hill.

The car was subsequently found burnt out in Doveton on 28 April

Investigators have released images of a man that may be able to assist with their enquiries.