Detectives are hunting a gang of armed robbers who raided Stoke Golding Post Office.
Police said two masked men entered the post office business on Church Walks just before 11.06am yesterday and threatened staff.
They stole a quantity of cash before escaping in a getaway car that was found abandoned and burning minutes later near a secondary school in the village.
A fire service spokeswoman said the car had been dumped and set alight in Convent Drive -close to the St Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy.
She said: "We received a call from a member of the public at 11.10am about a car on fire in Convent Drive.
"When we got there a witness told us they had seen four men jump out of the car then set it alight.
"We called the police and they asked to do what we could to put the fire out as soon as possible as it was a crime scene."
A fire crew from Hinckley used water to extinguish the flames but the car was destroyed.
A police spokesman said: "We received a report at 11.06am of an armed robbery at a business in Church Walks, Stoke Golding.
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"Two masked men entered and threatened staff member before making off with a quantity of cash into a waiting car which was later found abandoned and alight nearby.
"The fire service were in attendance.
"No-one was injured in the incident.
"Enquiries are in their early stages."
Anyone with any information is asked to call the police on 101.