Police are appealing for information following an aggravated burglary at Morrisons in Chelmsford.

Entry was forced to the supermarket at 2.15am this morning, Monday, November 17, after a glass panel was removed from a door.

Night staff were threatened by a man brandishing a metal bar and the cigarette kiosk was broken in to and a quantity of cigarettes stolen. No one was injured.

The first suspect is described as white, 5ft 7ins tall, wearing a black hooded top, dark trousers and black shoes. He was aged in his 30s.

The second was 5ft 9ins tall, also white, again aged in his 30s, wearing a light coloured hooded top. The third was a similar height to the other two wearing a dark hooded top, black scarf or balaclava over the lower part of his face. It is believed they were using a white transit type van.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Chelmsford CID on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.