Police are investigating an armed robbery in the Hunter early this morning.
About 3.30am today (Tuesday 26 May 2020), a 32-year-old male employee was inside a service station on Lavis Lane, Williamtown, when two men entered the store armed with a baseball bat and a machete.
The men threatened the attendant before one of the men hit him with the baseball bat and removed cash from the till.
A 38-year-old male customer then entered the store and was chased by the pair before they fled the scene, running north towards Nelson Bay Road.
Officers from Port Stephens-Hunter PD attended and established a crime scene and have commenced inquiries.
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