11/03/2015
Police Appeal Following Armed Robbery In Downpatrick
Police are appealing for information after a man armed with a hammer robbed a shop in Downpatrick, County Down, on Tuesday night.
The man, dressed in a blue weatherproof hooded coat, made off with a sum of cash.
A female member of staff was not injured in the incident, however she was left shaken.
Detective Constable John Bingham said: "I would ask anyone who knows anything about this incident to contact CID at Downpatrick Police Station on the non emergency number 101."
(CD/MH)
The man, dressed in a blue weatherproof hooded coat, made off with a sum of cash.
A female member of staff was not injured in the incident, however she was left shaken.
Detective Constable John Bingham said: "I would ask anyone who knows anything about this incident to contact CID at Downpatrick Police Station on the non emergency number 101."
(CD/MH)
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