An employee has been wounded after three men robbed a grocery store on Thursday morning.
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Police have appealed to the public for dashcam footage in the Morpeth area between 4.50am and 5.30pm.
In a statement police said three men entered a grocery store on Swan Street, Morpeth, and approached the tills.
The group began removing cash from the drawers before the employee, a 47-year-old man, approached the trio and challenged them.
One of the men struck the employee with an unknown object. All three fled the scene a short time later in a white sedan.
The injured man suffered a wound to his abdomen and was treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics before being taken to John Hunter Hospital for treatment.
Officers from Port Stephens-Hunter Police District attended and established a crime scene.
Anyone with information should call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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