Armed Robbery, High Street, Holywood
13 Feb 2009
Police in Bangor are appealing for information following an armed robbery at a travel agents in the High Street area of Holywood on Friday afternoon, 13 February.
At around 2.45pm, two males wearing dark coloured hooded tops entered the shop, threatened staff and demanded money. It is understood one of the males was armed with a crowbar.
The males then jumped into a silver coloured 5 door Astra car driven by another male that was waiting outside. The car is thought to have a drivers plate displayed in the top left corner of the front windscreen.
A sum of cash was stolen. No one was injured during the incident.
It is understood that a number of people were in the High Street area of Holywood at the time and detectives are appealing for anyone who witnessed the incident to contact them as soon as possible. CID can be reached at Bangor on 0845 600 8000, or information can be passed to the charity Crimestoppers number anonymously on 0800 555 111.
