A ROBBER stole cash from a newsagent’s after brandishing a knife in a raid on Friday afternoon.

Police were called to Jas News and Booze in Poole Road, Branksome, after the 4.30pm incident.

A spokesman for Dorset Police said the robber took out a knife before making demands for cash.

The man then left the shop and headed off along Bourne Valley Road on a purple mountain bike.

The culprit is described as white, in his late teens or early twenties and 6ft tall.

He wore a black jacket, grey hooded top and blue jeans.

Detectives are asking for any witnesses to come forward.

Contact DC Singleton at Bournemouth CID on 01202 222222, quoting incident 375 of July 8.