A masked person armed with a knife robbed a shop in Co Antrim.
The culprit targeted the shop on Bridewell Drive in Carrickfergus on Tuesday evening, January 3. They demanded money and tobacco from staff members.
They made off from the scene with a sum of money and quantity of tobacco.
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A PSNI spokesman said: "Detectives are appealing for information following the report of an armed robbery at a shop at Bridewell Drive, Carrickfergus, on Tuesday 3rd January.
"It was reported that a person wearing a mask and armed with a knife entered the shop at around 8.30pm on Tuesday evening and demanded money and tobacco from staff members. A sum of money and a quantity of tobacco was handed over and the person then made off from the scene on foot. There were no reports of any injuries, however, the two staff members involved were left shaken following the incident.
"An investigation is ongoing and detectives would ask anyone who was in the Bridewell Drive area around the time of the robbery and who noticed any suspicious activity, or who captured dash-cam footage which could be of assistance to their enquiries, to contact them in Ballymena on 101, quoting reference number 1750 03/01/23. A report can be submitted online using the non-emergency reporting form via http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/ or you can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org/."
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