Moment hammer-wielding thug storms Greggs in terrifying attack

This is the moment a would-be robber armed with a hammer stormed a Greggs and allegedly attacked a staff member.

Vincent Foley, 43, from Wythenshawe, ran into the bakery, on Wilmslow Road in Handforth, Cheshire, on July 4 this year.

Wearing a balaclava, he went into the office area of the shop where, Cheshire Police said, he 'assaulted a member of staff with a hammer.'

'The staff member ran to his colleagues in the front, and they ran out of the shop to safety," the force said.

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Dramatic CCTV footage shows the staff member flee before Foley tries, and fails, to open the safe. He eventually left empty-handed. Man attempts to rob Greggs with a hammer - but got away with nothing

The same day, he broke into a house on Meriton Road, in Handfort