BY ISABEL EVERETT

Police are appealing for public assistance after a man armed with a baseball bat robbed a fast food restaurant in East Maitland on Sunday.

About 8.45pm, a man entered a fast food restaurant on
Lawes Street, East Maitland, armed with a baseball bat, threatening an employee before fleeing the scene with a sum of cash.

The man was last seen wearing dark coloured clothing with his face covered, fleeing in an Easterly direction along the street.

Police are appealing for any witnesses or anyone with CCTV or dashcam
footage of the nearby area to contact Maitland Police on 4934 0200 or to call
Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.