THE hunt was continuing today for an armed robber who struck at the village garage in Tiddington, near Thame.
The man fled empty-handed after the woman proprietor turned down his demands for cash and pressed a panic button.
The woman was alone at Maule's Garage, in Oxford Road, when the masked raider burst in at about 8.20pm on Friday.
He told her he had a gun in a carrier bag and demanded she emptied the till - but she refused and pressed a panic button under the counter. When the alarm sounded, he ran off.
Police launched a hunt, calling in sniffer dogs and the Thames Valley Police helicopter.
A police spokesman said: "This was a very frightening attack and the lady was very brave."
Detectives want to hear from anyone who was nearby at the time and may have seen the raider.
Call Det Con Ann Dunbar on 01296 396310.
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