Police are urging business owners to ensure they maintain robust security protocols when closing their businesses at night.
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This follows an attempted armed robbery at Chatham on Monday night, March 11.
Police report that at around 11pm on Monday, a 46-year-old female employee was inside a business at Chatham, when two men entered the building.
Police say the men demanded cash from the woman, however she refused and they fled empty-handed.
Officers from Manning Great Lakes Police District attended and patrolled the area, without success.
Both men are described as being between 180-185 centimetres tall. Both were wearing long sleeved jumpers with hats or hoods and wearing gloves.
The men were last seen running towards Milligan Street, Chatham.
Police are urging anyone with information to come forward.
They also urged anyone who witnesses any suspicious behaviour to contact 000 immediately.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au.Information is treated in strict confidence. The public is reminded not to report crime via NSW Police social media pages.
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