10/06/2019

Struggle As Males Rob Belfast Business

Police are hunting two men in connection with a robbery in east Belfast on Sunday afternoon, 09 June.

A female staff member was left frightened after the traumatic ordeal at a business on the Mountpottinger Road at around 1pm.

Two males entered the commercial premises and a struggle ensued between the employee and a suspect who leapt over the counter while the till was open. The men fled with a sum of money, leaving the member of staff with an injury to her arm.

Detective Sergeant Stephen Gardiner said it is possible they made off in a red-coloured Renault Megane.

One of the suspects is described as being aged in his late twenties, with short ginger hair, tall and of a heavy build. He wore a green-coloured jacket that had two white stripes across the body.  

The second suspect is believed to be his twenties, shorter than the other suspect, of average build and with dark hair. He wore a black jacket, grey track bottoms and black trainers with white stripes.

DS Gardiner said: "This was an extremely traumatic ordeal for the staff member who, while doing her job, suffered a frightening experience. No one should have to endure this type of ordeal.

"I want to appeal to anyone who was in the area just prior to 1pm and until 1:15pm and saw two males matching the description of the suspects acting suspiciously, or who believes they saw a vehicle matching that reported to have been used by the suspects, to get in touch with us."

Anyone with information about the crime is asked to call detectives at Musgrave on 101, quoting reference 931 of 09/06/19. Details can also be provided anonymously by calling Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.



(JG/CM)

Related Northern Ireland News Stories
Click here for the latest headlines.

25 July 2023
Man Armed With Knife Robs North Belfast Takeaway
PSNI detectives have issued an appeal for information after a report of an attempted robbery at a fast food takeaway in north Belfast in the early hours of Tuesday, July 25th. It was reported that at around 1.45am a man, armed with a knife, entered a premises in the Clifton Street area and demanded money from a member of staff.
25 October 2019
Woman Pinned Against Wall In Belfast Burglary
An employee of a Belfast business has been left shaken after she was assaulted during a burglary. Police are hunting a suspect after a business on Queen Street was targeted at around 6.15pm on Thursday evening, 24 October.
22 September 2023
Appeal For Information On Robbery Of East Belfast Takeaway
PSNI detectives have issued an appeal for information and witnesses the robbery of a takeaway in east Belfast. According to police, shortly after 11.45pm a man entered the takeaway in the Beersbridge Road area demanding the contents of a till.
16 February 2015
Staff Threatened In Shop Robbery
A member of staff has been threatened during an armed robbery at a shop in L'Derry. Detectives in the city are investigating the robbery, which occurred at a premises in the Park Avenue area on the evening of Saturday 14 February.
17 October 2013
Kieran McLaughlin Arrest - PSNI Recovers Firearms
The PSNI has recovered three suspect firearms following yesterday's arrest of Kieran McLaughlin, who was apprehended at the end of a six-day manhunt at Fern Park in the Galliagh area of L'Derry city. The 58-year-old is suspected of the murder of 35-year-old Barry McCrory last Thursday morning at the victim's flat near Shipquay Street in the city.