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16/09/2009
Gardaí Foil Robbery Bid
A man has been arrested after a high-speed chase in the midlands.
The drama followed an armed raid on a security van at a post office this morning.
Gardaí say the man left Irishtown post office outside Athlone at high speed in a van.
He was followed for 80km on the Galway to the Dublin Road until he stopped near the toll booths on the M4 at Enfield.
It is not known how much money was taken in the robbery. No-one was injured.
Meanwhile, in the North, a local politician has condemned a similar incident there today.
SDLP Councillor Josephine O'Hare said anyone who might have seen anything related to the armed robbery in Mayobride sub post office should go immediately to the police.
"A masked man carrying a firearm, confronted the postmistress this morning and robbed the sub-post office while an accomplice kept a car waiting.
"No actual violence was used but obviously the woman is suffering from shock.
"Ours is a quiet little village and it is possible someone may have seen these men acting suspiciously or seen where their car came from or headed.
"The police need every detail to do what has to be done, which is to catch those responsible and put them away before they rob again.
"We have come a long way towards a peaceful, lawful society and a tough line needs to be taken with those who rob with guns," said Cllr O'Hare, who is chair of the Newry and Mourne District Policing Partnership and lives in Mayobridge
(BMcC/GK)
The drama followed an armed raid on a security van at a post office this morning.
Gardaí say the man left Irishtown post office outside Athlone at high speed in a van.
He was followed for 80km on the Galway to the Dublin Road until he stopped near the toll booths on the M4 at Enfield.
It is not known how much money was taken in the robbery. No-one was injured.
Meanwhile, in the North, a local politician has condemned a similar incident there today.
SDLP Councillor Josephine O'Hare said anyone who might have seen anything related to the armed robbery in Mayobride sub post office should go immediately to the police.
"A masked man carrying a firearm, confronted the postmistress this morning and robbed the sub-post office while an accomplice kept a car waiting.
"No actual violence was used but obviously the woman is suffering from shock.
"Ours is a quiet little village and it is possible someone may have seen these men acting suspiciously or seen where their car came from or headed.
"The police need every detail to do what has to be done, which is to catch those responsible and put them away before they rob again.
"We have come a long way towards a peaceful, lawful society and a tough line needs to be taken with those who rob with guns," said Cllr O'Hare, who is chair of the Newry and Mourne District Policing Partnership and lives in Mayobridge
(BMcC/GK)
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