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01/09/2006
Armed robbery in Ballyclare
Police in Newtownabbey have appealed for information following an armed robbery in the area yesterday afternoon.
The incident happened at around 4.10pm, when a man armed with a knife entered a supermarket on the Dough Road in Ballyclare, and snatched the contents of a till.
When staff challenged him, he threatened them with the weapon, then made off on foot in the direction of the Square, with an undisclosed sum of money.
The robber is described as being in his mid 30s, around 5' 6" or 5' 7" in height, with shorn dark brown hair.
He is said to be wearing jeans, a dark coloured hooded top, and large distinctive brown sunglasses.
He is understood to have been in the shop earlier in the afternoon, and police have asked for anyone who may have witnessed the robbery, or who may have any information in relation to it, to contact them on 0845 600 8000, or anonymously on the Crimestoppers number on 0800 555 111.
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The incident happened at around 4.10pm, when a man armed with a knife entered a supermarket on the Dough Road in Ballyclare, and snatched the contents of a till.
When staff challenged him, he threatened them with the weapon, then made off on foot in the direction of the Square, with an undisclosed sum of money.
The robber is described as being in his mid 30s, around 5' 6" or 5' 7" in height, with shorn dark brown hair.
He is said to be wearing jeans, a dark coloured hooded top, and large distinctive brown sunglasses.
He is understood to have been in the shop earlier in the afternoon, and police have asked for anyone who may have witnessed the robbery, or who may have any information in relation to it, to contact them on 0845 600 8000, or anonymously on the Crimestoppers number on 0800 555 111.
(EF/SP)
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