The man must have tried to force cash from a lone cashier by threatening her with a knife. The robbery attempt occurred at the grocery store Netto on Industrigatan in Alvesta.

Escaped the back road

When a customer discovered what was about to happen and called on another customer to call the police, the suspected robber also threatened him with the knife, according to police. The customer then started screaming and the perpetrator left the shop on foot via a back door, without getting anything.

Well masked

No one was physically injured in the robbery attempt, and on Saturday morning no suspect has been arrested yet. The suspected offender was well masked, and the police therefore have a vague signal element to go on.

"We have taken surveillance films and have a couple of witnesses until we hear today," says Samir Cehiv, on-duty investigative leader at the police in Växjö.