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02/10/2006
Pensioner robbed in County Armagh
Police in County Armagh have appealed for information after a 78-year-old man was robbed in his home at the weekend.
The incident happened at around 6.10pm yesterday evening, when three men called to the pensioners home on the Ballymore Road in Tandragee and pretended to be looking for directions.
The men then forced their way into the house and while one of the robbers pinned the victim to a chair, the other two ransacked the property.
The thieves then made their escape with an undisclosed sum of money.
The pensioner was not injured during the incident, however was left shaken by the ordeal.
It is understood that the robbers were aged in their 20's, and were all wearing jeans and t-shirts, one is which is believed to have been cream coloured.
Detectives in Armagh have appealed for anyone who may have witnessed the incident, or who may have any information in connection with it, to contact them on 0845 600 8000, or anonymously on the Crimestoppers number on 0800 555 111.
(EF/SP)
The incident happened at around 6.10pm yesterday evening, when three men called to the pensioners home on the Ballymore Road in Tandragee and pretended to be looking for directions.
The men then forced their way into the house and while one of the robbers pinned the victim to a chair, the other two ransacked the property.
The thieves then made their escape with an undisclosed sum of money.
The pensioner was not injured during the incident, however was left shaken by the ordeal.
It is understood that the robbers were aged in their 20's, and were all wearing jeans and t-shirts, one is which is believed to have been cream coloured.
Detectives in Armagh have appealed for anyone who may have witnessed the incident, or who may have any information in connection with it, to contact them on 0845 600 8000, or anonymously on the Crimestoppers number on 0800 555 111.
(EF/SP)
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