Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding an armed robbery in Taree on the weekend.
About 5.45am on Saturday, November 24, two men, one armed with a baseball bat and the other with a metal pole, ran into a newsagency that was opening for the day on Crescent Avenue.
The men approached the service counter where a 69-year-old man was serving a customer.
The armed men repeatedly assaulted the employee with the weapons while a third offender entered the store and stole money from the till and a number of cartons of cigarettes.
The victim also had his wallet stolen before all three men ran from the store.
Emergency services were called and the 69-year-old was taken to hospital suffering fractures to his arms and skull.
He underwent surgery and is expected to make a full recovery.
Detectives are now searching for the men involved. At the time of the robbery, the men had their faces covered. It’s believed they fled the area in a stolen Nissan 4WD, which has since been located, burnt out.
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