04/10/2006
Pensioner robbed in Dungannon home
Detectives in County Tyrone have appealed for information after a pensioner was robbed by a gang in her Dungannon home on Monday evening.
The incident happened at around 10.20pm, when four men forced their way into the home of a 73-year-old woman in the Church Hill Park area of Caledon.
One of the men held the woman down, a second man threatened her with a metal bar, while the other two ransacked the house.
The thieves then made off in a waiting car driven by a fifth man, and as they made their escape, dropped a tin box, which contained a sum of cash.
The woman was not injured during the incident, however was left badly shaken by her ordeal.
The first robber is described as being around 5'10 – 6' ft tall, of slim build, and was wearing a light coloured hooded top, blue jeans, and a cloth type mask covering his face.
The second man, who was armed with a metal bar, is said to be aged in his 20's, around 6 feet tall, with a fresh face, long, straight dirty fair hair, and was wearing jeans and a hooded top.
The other two men are described as being in their early 20's, around 5'10 – 6 ft tall, and of slim build.
All four are said to have spoken with southern Irish accents.
Anyone who may have witnessed the incident or who may have any information in relation with it, are asked to contact police in Dungannon on 028 87 752525, or anonymously on the Crimestoppers number on 0800 555 111.
(EF/KMcA)
The incident happened at around 10.20pm, when four men forced their way into the home of a 73-year-old woman in the Church Hill Park area of Caledon.
One of the men held the woman down, a second man threatened her with a metal bar, while the other two ransacked the house.
The thieves then made off in a waiting car driven by a fifth man, and as they made their escape, dropped a tin box, which contained a sum of cash.
The woman was not injured during the incident, however was left badly shaken by her ordeal.
The first robber is described as being around 5'10 – 6' ft tall, of slim build, and was wearing a light coloured hooded top, blue jeans, and a cloth type mask covering his face.
The second man, who was armed with a metal bar, is said to be aged in his 20's, around 6 feet tall, with a fresh face, long, straight dirty fair hair, and was wearing jeans and a hooded top.
The other two men are described as being in their early 20's, around 5'10 – 6 ft tall, and of slim build.
All four are said to have spoken with southern Irish accents.
Anyone who may have witnessed the incident or who may have any information in relation with it, are asked to contact police in Dungannon on 028 87 752525, or anonymously on the Crimestoppers number on 0800 555 111.
(EF/KMcA)
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