Cigarettes stolen in delivery wagon robbery

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22nd May 2015

DETECTIVES have issued an appeal after a robbery from a delivery wagon in Southport on Wednesday (20 May 2015).

 At around 10.40am, a driver has been making a delivery at a store on Church Road.

 Whilst unloading the vehicle, the driver has been approached by two men in dark clothing and threatened. The pair have then stolen around £1600 of cigarettes and made off in a waiting dark coloured Ford Focus, travelling down Church Road in the direction of Southport.

 DS 64 Diane Higham from Skelmersdale CID said: “The attack understandably left the driver shaken up.

 “I am asking anyone who saw a dark coloured Ford Focus vehicle in the area at the time or to get in contact with us.”

 Anyone with information about this incident can contact DS 64 Diane Higham from Skelmersdale CID on 01695 566114. Alternatively, if they fail to get an answer, they can call 101 quoting reference number LC-20150520-0373.

 Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at www.crimestoppers-uk.org

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