A MAN threatened staff with a knife as he robbed a business in east Belfast on Christmas Eve.
Soon after 11.40pm on December 24, police received a report that a man armed with a knife had entered a business in the Beersbridge Road area.
He threatened two staff members before making off in the direction of the city centre with a sum of cash.
Although shaken by their ordeal, the staff members were otherwise uninjured.
Police are appealing for information and witnesses to the robbery.
The suspect is described as around 6 foot tall and of medium build with a Belfast accent.
He was wearing a navy blue coat with the hood up, a face mask and navy tracksuit bottoms.