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12/10/2006
Couple tied up and robbed in County Down
Detectives in County Down have appealed for information following an aggravated burglary at the home of a middle-aged couple in the early hours of yesterday morning.
Shortly after 2.30am, three men broke into the property on the Birch Road area of Bangor and confronted the couple in their bed.
The robbers proceeded to tie the couple up, inflicting a slight knife wound to the neck of the man of the house in the process.
The three men then ransacked the house before making off with an undisclosed sum of money.
The thieves are all described as being between 5'4 and 5'5 in height, of slim to medium build, and were all wearing dark clothes and baseball caps.
Police have asked for anyone who was in the Birch Road area of Bangor between 2.15am and 2.45am on Wednesday morning and may have witnessed anything in connection with the robbery, to contact them on 0845 600 8000, or anonymously on the Crimestoppers number on 0800 555 111.
Shortly after 2.30am, three men broke into the property on the Birch Road area of Bangor and confronted the couple in their bed.
The robbers proceeded to tie the couple up, inflicting a slight knife wound to the neck of the man of the house in the process.
The three men then ransacked the house before making off with an undisclosed sum of money.
The thieves are all described as being between 5'4 and 5'5 in height, of slim to medium build, and were all wearing dark clothes and baseball caps.
Police have asked for anyone who was in the Birch Road area of Bangor between 2.15am and 2.45am on Wednesday morning and may have witnessed anything in connection with the robbery, to contact them on 0845 600 8000, or anonymously on the Crimestoppers number on 0800 555 111.
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