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13/05/2019
L'Derry Shop Targeted In Attempted Robbery
A shop in L'Derry has been damaged and staff left shaken after an attempted robbery.
Two men, one who was believed to be armed with a knife, entered the business premises on Westland street at around 5.45pm on Saturday evening, 11 May.
The knife was reportedly used to damage the till and other areas of the shop before the men left the scene on foot, empty handed. One was described as wearing a blue jacket with the hood pulled up and a scarf covering the lower half of his face while the other wore a purple tracksuit top pulled up over his face.
No one was injured in the incident.
Police have appealed for anyone with information to contact them on non-emergency line 101.
(JG/CM)
Two men, one who was believed to be armed with a knife, entered the business premises on Westland street at around 5.45pm on Saturday evening, 11 May.
The knife was reportedly used to damage the till and other areas of the shop before the men left the scene on foot, empty handed. One was described as wearing a blue jacket with the hood pulled up and a scarf covering the lower half of his face while the other wore a purple tracksuit top pulled up over his face.
No one was injured in the incident.
Police have appealed for anyone with information to contact them on non-emergency line 101.
(JG/CM)
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