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05/08/2016
Woman Badly Shaken Following Carjacking And Robbery In South Belfast
A woman has been left badly shaken following a carjacking in south Belfast.
The incident happened in the Dunluce Avenue area at around 2.55pm on Thursday, 04 August.
Two men ordered the victim out of her black Volkswagen Passat and made off with the car.
The first man has been described as approximately 5ft 8inches in height, with short dark brown hair, of thin build and was wearing a dull coloured jacket. The second male was described as around 5ft 10inches in height, with short dark hair, of large build, wearing a white t-shirt.
A short time later a robbery was reported at commercial premises on the Lisburn Road. It was reported that a large masked man entered a pharmacy armed with a suspected firearm and demanded tablets from the staff. A number of items were handed over and the men made off in a black Volkswagen Passat in the direction of Tates Avenue.
Police are appealing for anyone with information to contact them.
(CD/JP)
The incident happened in the Dunluce Avenue area at around 2.55pm on Thursday, 04 August.
Two men ordered the victim out of her black Volkswagen Passat and made off with the car.
The first man has been described as approximately 5ft 8inches in height, with short dark brown hair, of thin build and was wearing a dull coloured jacket. The second male was described as around 5ft 10inches in height, with short dark hair, of large build, wearing a white t-shirt.
A short time later a robbery was reported at commercial premises on the Lisburn Road. It was reported that a large masked man entered a pharmacy armed with a suspected firearm and demanded tablets from the staff. A number of items were handed over and the men made off in a black Volkswagen Passat in the direction of Tates Avenue.
Police are appealing for anyone with information to contact them.
(CD/JP)
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