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05/01/2011
Cregagh PO Robbed
There has been strong condemnation of a shock post office robbery in east Belfast.
Belfast Alliance Councillor Máire Hendron has hit out at those involved in the robbery on the Cregagh Road shortly after 10am on Tuesday morning.
Two Post Office staff were threatened during the incident at their premises although the man and woman were uninjured during the incident in a convenience shop.
The robbers, both wearing balaclavas, gloves and white trainers, escaped with a sum of money.
The police said one man was 5ft 4in, stocky and wore a navy tracksuit top. The other was 5ft 7in, of muscular build and wore a navy boiler suit.
While the police have already appealed for anyone with information about the robbery to contact them, Cllr Máire Hendron also said: "Those involved in this robbery are beyond contempt.
"This Post Office delivers a vital service for the surrounding community and those who carried out this robbery have displayed utter contempt for public safety and for the staff working at the time.
"Our Post Offices are facing a tough enough time at present in this difficult economic climate, and the last thing they need are despicable incidents like this which are traumatic and which disrupt work.
"Anyone who can help police catch the thugs involved should contact police immediately."
(BMcC/GK)
Belfast Alliance Councillor Máire Hendron has hit out at those involved in the robbery on the Cregagh Road shortly after 10am on Tuesday morning.
Two Post Office staff were threatened during the incident at their premises although the man and woman were uninjured during the incident in a convenience shop.
The robbers, both wearing balaclavas, gloves and white trainers, escaped with a sum of money.
The police said one man was 5ft 4in, stocky and wore a navy tracksuit top. The other was 5ft 7in, of muscular build and wore a navy boiler suit.
While the police have already appealed for anyone with information about the robbery to contact them, Cllr Máire Hendron also said: "Those involved in this robbery are beyond contempt.
"This Post Office delivers a vital service for the surrounding community and those who carried out this robbery have displayed utter contempt for public safety and for the staff working at the time.
"Our Post Offices are facing a tough enough time at present in this difficult economic climate, and the last thing they need are despicable incidents like this which are traumatic and which disrupt work.
"Anyone who can help police catch the thugs involved should contact police immediately."
(BMcC/GK)
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