A crowbar-wielding raider in a Guy Fawkes mask who tried to rob a convenience store in a Suffolk town is being hunted for by police.

The incident happened in Norwich Road in Lowestoft on September 27 at 7.10am.

The masked suspect smashed stock and fittings worth £2,500 with a crowbar before assaulting a member of staff who suffered a minor injury.

The suspect wore a Guy Fawkes mask (Image: Suffolk Police)The raider is described as being male, wearing a plain, possibly dark-blue tracksuit with a white stripe on the legs and dark trainers with a loop at their back - as well as the distinctive mask.

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An investigation is currently under way and anyone with any further information should contact Suffolk Police quoting crime reference 37/55103/24.