Police are appealing for assistance from the public with their investigations in to an armed robbery in Capalaba yesterday.

Around 5.10pm, a man was in a betting shop on Finucane Road when he approached a staff member and threatened the woman before demanding cash.

The woman complied and the man then fled on foot.

Investigators are asking for any witnesses and in particular for anyone who may have been travelling through the intersection of Old Cleveland Road and Moreton Bay Road, Capalaba between 4.30pm and 5.30pm with dashcam footage.

The man (pictured) was last seen wearing a dark polo shirt, shorts and a brown cowboy hat with a leather band around the rim.