POLICE are trying to find a man from Accrington after a violent shop robbery

The incident took place on Tuesday evening at around 7:50pm at a store on Turpin Green Lane in Leyland

The shopkeeper suffered cuts to his hands after trying to grab two knives being held by one of the two offenders and was hit over the head with a hammer.

Tomlinson – who has links to Accrington, Leyland, Chorley, Preston and Wigan – is also wanted on recall to prison after failing to return to his registered address in Aigburth, Liverpool last month as per his licence conditions.

He is described as white, of slim build, around 5ft 9ins tall, with brown eyes and dark brown hair.

A police spokesman said: "We would urge the public not to approach Tomlinson but to contact the police. If you have seen him, or know where he may be, please get in touch with us immediately.

"Similarly, if Tomlinson himself sees this appeal we would urge him to attend the nearest police station to talk to us before he makes matters worse for himself."

Anyone with information should call us on 01257 246190 or if they fail to get an answer, 101, quoting incident reference 1478 of November 14th.

Alternatively, independent charity Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously on 0800 555111 or online at http://socsi.in/RTzu2.