DAYLIGHT robbers have targeted two security guards in the same street within 24 hours.
A security guard was approached outside Lloyds TSB in The Broadway, Loughton, by a man who demanded his cashbox before grabbing it and running off.
A five-figure sum of cash was stolen shortly during the robbery, which happened just before 2pm on Monday.
Police say the robber was black, in his 20s, about 6ft tall and wearing blue jeans, a khaki hooded top, and a khaki scarf covering the lower part of his face.
The security guard was uninjured and no weapon was used.
The next day a second robbery occurred in the same street.
At just after 2pm, two men stole a cash box from a security guard before escaping in a light blue Ford Focus in the direction of Debden Station.
Anyone with any information should call police on 0300 333 4444.
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