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13/01/2005
Delivery driver threatened with gun during robbery
Police have appealed for information after a delivery driver was threatened at gunpoint and forced to hand over a cash box during a robbery in west Belfast on Wednesday afternoon.
The robbery occurred on the Andersonstown Road shortly after 4pm when a man armed with a handgun approached the driver and threatened him with the weapon. After the robbery, the thief ran off with the cash box and got into a dark coloured Citroen ZX car.
The car, which police believe may have had an additional two people on board, made off along the Andersonstown Road before turning right near St Agnes Church.
It was later found abandoned at Slievegallion Drive/ Navan Green area just before 5pm.
The robber is described as about 5ft 7in tall of slim build had short dark hair and a fresh complexion. He was wearing a dark coloured top with a white motif possibly referring to a sports brand on the back.
Anyone with information should contact 028 9065 0222 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
(MB/SP)
The robbery occurred on the Andersonstown Road shortly after 4pm when a man armed with a handgun approached the driver and threatened him with the weapon. After the robbery, the thief ran off with the cash box and got into a dark coloured Citroen ZX car.
The car, which police believe may have had an additional two people on board, made off along the Andersonstown Road before turning right near St Agnes Church.
It was later found abandoned at Slievegallion Drive/ Navan Green area just before 5pm.
The robber is described as about 5ft 7in tall of slim build had short dark hair and a fresh complexion. He was wearing a dark coloured top with a white motif possibly referring to a sports brand on the back.
Anyone with information should contact 028 9065 0222 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
(MB/SP)
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