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04/04/2014
Elderly Men Threatened During Robbery
Police have launched an investigation after two men, understood to be in their 70s and 80s, were threatened during an aggravated burglary in Co Down.
The men, who are related, were said to have been threatened with a screwdriver.
The incident happened in Dollingstown at around 9.45pm on Thursday.
They had arrived at the property to find three men.
An altercation ensued and the two men were threatened.
The three men that were in the house then fled the scene in a black car.
One of the robbers is described as being around 6ft tall with a round face. The other two were described as being smaller, slimmer and both aged in their 20s.
Nothing is thought to have been taken in the incident.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police.
(JP)
The men, who are related, were said to have been threatened with a screwdriver.
The incident happened in Dollingstown at around 9.45pm on Thursday.
They had arrived at the property to find three men.
An altercation ensued and the two men were threatened.
The three men that were in the house then fled the scene in a black car.
One of the robbers is described as being around 6ft tall with a round face. The other two were described as being smaller, slimmer and both aged in their 20s.
Nothing is thought to have been taken in the incident.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police.
(JP)
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