26/02/2018
Investigation Launched Following Armed Robbery In West Belfast
An investigation has launched following an armed robbery in west Belfast.
The incident happened at a shop on Suffolk Road at around 8pm on Saturday, 24 February.
Two men, armed with a hammer and a knife, threatened a staff member and demanded money.
The suspects, believed to be in their late teens, made off with a sum of cash.
A third man who was waiting outside also made off on the Glen Road in the direction of Lenadoon.
The man with the hammer was wearing a black North Face jacket with a grey hooded top underneath. The other man with the knife was wearing a dark grey jacket or hooded top zipped right up over his face.
The third suspect was wearing a two-tone grey and black jacket.
Police are appealing for anyone with information to contact them.
(CD/MH)
The incident happened at a shop on Suffolk Road at around 8pm on Saturday, 24 February.
Two men, armed with a hammer and a knife, threatened a staff member and demanded money.
The suspects, believed to be in their late teens, made off with a sum of cash.
A third man who was waiting outside also made off on the Glen Road in the direction of Lenadoon.
The man with the hammer was wearing a black North Face jacket with a grey hooded top underneath. The other man with the knife was wearing a dark grey jacket or hooded top zipped right up over his face.
The third suspect was wearing a two-tone grey and black jacket.
Police are appealing for anyone with information to contact them.
(CD/MH)
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