Police are investigating the armed robbery of a pizza store at St Marys on Wednesday.
About 9.20pm on Wednesday, a man entered the pizza store on Gallipoli Street and jumped the counter.
The man, who was armed with knife and wearing a mask, threatened the manager and a delivery driver before being taking an amount of cash.
He then jumped back over the counter and ran out of the store.
St Marys Police attended the shop within minutes of the robbery where they established a permitter and conducted a search of the area with the assistance of a police dog.
Despite their efforts police were unable to locate the armed man.
A crime scene was established and examined by officers from the Forensic Armed Robbery Unit.
Detectives from St Marys Local Area Command are investigating the robbery and are looking for a man described as being of Pacific Islander/Maori appearance, aged in his 20s, 170cm tall with a solid build.
He was wearing blue hooded jumper, dark track pants and white joggers.
Anyone with information about this incident should call St Marys Police via Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000
