A LARGE amount of cash has been stolen in a raid on a rural post office near Fareham.
Two men are thought to be behind the theft from Shedfield Post Office of a selection of notes, which police described as "a substantial amount of cash".
A man was buying cleaning materials in the shop in Church Road at about the time of the theft, on Wednesday morning.
After he left, the 58-year-old postmistress realised the money was missing.
The man is believed to have met another man and the pair walked and then ran off along Church Road, towards Botley Road.
Witnesses have reported seeing the pair get into a small red car with a chrome strip along the side.
The car, which had its engine running, was parked on the main Botley Road, near the Wheatsheaf pub.
The man in the post office is described as English, white, in his late 30s or early 40s, 5ft 8in to 5ft 10in and of stocky build.
He was wearing a navy blue jacket and dark trousers.
The second man is described as stocky, in his 30s, and 5ft 8in to 5ft 10in tall. He was wearing a green anorak.
The raid took place between 9.45am and 10.15am.
Anyone with information is asked to call Det Con Helen Mitchley at Fareham CID on 0845 045 4545 or the anonymous Crimestoppers line on 0800 555 111.
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