A knife-wielding man ran off with cash after a 3.15am hold-up on a grocery shop in Cospicua on Wednesday.
The case happened at St Paul Street, where the thief entered the shop and demanded cash from the attendant, a 30-year-old woman. He was handed the contents of the cash register and ran out.
No one was injured.
The police are investigating. A magisterial inquiry is underway.