A raider wielding a kitchen chopper escaped with £30 of chicken meat from a Chinese takeaway in Chelmsford.

The teenager got in through the back of the restaurant in Kings Road on Sunday night at around 6.45pm.

Once inside the kitchen he grabbed a chopper and waved it at staff, before taking the chopped meat and escaping. No one was hurt.

The raider was a white male, 5ft 7ins tall, with ginger hair.

He was aged about 16 years old and was wearing a red football shirt.

Any witnesses to the incident should call Chelmsford police on 01245 491212 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.

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