nail-studded club before escaping with cash.

The 15-year-old girl, however, stayed calm enough to provide Police with a description of the two men and their cycle.

Last night store owner Kent Outerbridge -- whose business has been hit before -- said: "We have definitely got to do something about this kind of thing.

"It looks like they are starting to copycat each other and that's a bad thing.'' Mr. Outerbridge added that he blamed drug abuse for most of the robberies taking place.

He said: "It's the scourge of drugs -- these guys are not on track. They live in a different atmosphere from what a normal person is used to. Their minds are on where and how to get money.'' And he said he would be installing new security measures -- which he declined to discuss -- to deter potential thieves.

Dub City robbery The raiders struck at Dub City on North Shore Road, Hamilton Parish, at about 2 p.m.

The two men, one in his teens or early 20s, robbed the store and escaped on a motorcycle.

Police spokesperson P.c. Gary Venning said the suspects were pursued by shop staff as far as Trinity Church Road.

One of the thieves was described as a light-skinned man in his late teens or early 20s wearing a black helmet, white shirt and jeans.

The second suspect was said to be dark-skinned and wearing a white helmet.

No-one was injured in the robbery.

The same store was a target for robbers two years ago when a lone knifeman escaped with more than $100.

A US-born man was later sentenced to seven years in prison for that armed robbery.