Robber with knife left staff 'shaken' at licenced premises on Ormeau Road, Belfast, say PSNI
An armed robber left staff at a south Belfast licenced premises “shaken” after threatening them with a knife for cash, police have said.
The two employees were left shaken by the ordeal, which took place on the Ormeau Road on Saturday night.
Police said a man entered the licensed premises at around 8.05pm and produced a knife, before demanding money from the till. He subsequently made off with a quantity of cash.
"Officers attended the scene and spoke to the two employees who were on duty at the time,” police said. “Thankfully they were unharmed, although both were left shaken by the ordeal.”
Police enquiries are ongoing and they are appealling to anyone with any revelant information to contact them at https://reporting.psni.police.uk/appeals, quoting reference 1520 of 18/10/26, or to phone detectives on 101.
Alternatively, the public you can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org/.