Hunt for armed robber caught out on CCTV footage

At around 9.20pm on Thursday, April 16, a man armed with a meat cleaver robbed a bookmakers on North Street making off with a sum of cash.

Detective Inspector Will Tate said: “The robber made off from the bookmakers on foot in the direction of Ulster Street.

He was described as around 5’ 10” tall, wearing tracksuit bottoms and a green hoodie, tied at the neck and covering most of his face.

We are keen to identify the male captured on the CCTV and we are asking anyone who believes they may know his identity to get in touch with us at Lurgan CID. We would also like to hear from anyone with any other information that could assist in the investigation. The number to call is 101.”

If someone would prefer to provide information without giving their name they can contact the Crimestoppers charity anonymously on 0800 555 111.