PSNI appeal after pair point suspected firearm at female in shop

Detectives are appealing for witnesses following the report of a robbery at a shop in the New Lodge Road area of Belfast on Monday night, December 7.
By The Newsroom
Published 9th Dec 2020, 20:38 BST
Updated 9th Dec 2020, 20:48 BST

Detective Sergeant Duffield said: “At around 10:50 pm, two unknown men entered a shop in the area. One of the men was armed with a suspected firearm, he pointed it at a female member of staff before both males made off from the store empty handed.

“The man believed to be armed with a suspected firearm, was described as being approximately 5’10” of medium build wearing a black coat with a hood up, dark trousers and a green bandana covering his face. He is believed to have been carrying a small grey Nike bag around his waist.

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“The second man is described as being 6ft in height, of medium build, wearing grey trousers, a black hoodie and a black snood face covering with a small blue bag around their waist.”

Enquiries are continuing and police are asking anyone with any information about this incident or who may be able to help with the investigation, to contact police on the non-emergency number 101 quoting reference number 633 of 09/12/20, or to submit a report online using the non-emergency reporting form via http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/ .

The public can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org/.