{"id":43749,"date":"2025-04-23T11:56:11","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T11:56:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/43749\/"},"modified":"2025-04-23T11:56:11","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T11:56:11","slug":"masked-man-makes-off-with-cigarettes-cash-and-alcohol-following-robbery-in-belfast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/43749\/","title":{"rendered":"Masked man makes off with cigarettes, cash and alcohol following robbery in Belfast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Police have appealed for information. (Stock image)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/12345698.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_caption1 beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_secondary beltel-66f0fec7_regular beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom0 beltel-1d70522a_marginleft0 beltel-1d70522a_marginright0 beltel-1d70522a_margintop3 beltel-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Police have appealed for information. (Stock image)<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom0 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">A masked man made off with cigarettes, cash and alcohol following a robbery in south Belfast. <\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The suspect entered commercial premises on Lisburn Road at around 9pm on Tuesday and approached a member of staff demanding that they open the till. <\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">He is described as being approximately six foot tall and aged between 40 and 50 \u2013 he was wearing a white and silver rain jacket, grey tracksuit bottoms, dark coloured shoes, and rubber gloves.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Police have appealed for information. (Stock image)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/12345698.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_caption1 beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_secondary beltel-66f0fec7_regular beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom0 beltel-1d70522a_marginleft0 beltel-1d70522a_marginright0 beltel-1d70522a_margintop3 beltel-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Police have appealed for information. (Stock image)<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_caption1 beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_secondary beltel-66f0fec7_regular beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom0 beltel-1d70522a_marginleft0 beltel-1d70522a_marginright0 beltel-1d70522a_margintop3 beltel-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Police at the scene of ongoing security alert at Cavehill in north Belfast<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">PSNI Detective Sergeant Magee said the suspect made off with a sum of cash, as well as a number of tobacco products and a quantity of alcohol.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cEnquiries ongoing, and we are appealing to anyone who might have any information which could assist us, to get in touch,\u201d they added. <\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">\u201cThe number to call is 101, quoting reference number 1522 of 22\/04\/25.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Police have appealed for information. 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