At about 2250 hours on Thursday, 3 May 2012,  a male armed with a sawn-off shot gun  has entered the Coles Supermarket situated at Charles Street, Launceston.  The offender has then demanded money from the male staff member who was serving a customer at the time of the incident . He then fled the store on foot with a small amount of cash.

The offender was last seen running across Charles Street to a waiting vehicle parked behind the Caltex Service Station.

The male person is described as aprroximately 170cm in height, average build, aged in his 40’s wearing white gloves, a hoodie and dark clothing.  His face covered with a balaclava or similar type clothing.

No persons were injured during the robbery. The matter is currently being investigated by detectives from the  Launceston Criminal Investigation Branch.