Posted: Tue 14th Feb 2017

CCTV Appeal: Officers Are Continuing To Investigate An Armed Robbery At The One Stop Shop In Usk

This article is old - Published: Tuesday, Feb 14th, 2017

Officers are continuing to investigate an armed robbery at the One Stop Shop in Usk. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

The offence occurred at approximately 6:00am on Sunday 12th February 2017. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

A man approached staff outside the store as they were opening up. He was holding a metal bar and a small knife which may have had red blade or handle. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

He demanded to be taken to the safe and took a substantial amount of money before making off. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

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The man is described as 5’10” tall, of a slim build, he was wearing grey or white jogging bottoms, black shoes, a camouflage jacket with the hood up and a scarf over his face. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Officers are keen to speak to two potential witnesses, the first spoke with an officer following this incident and made reference to a vehicle leaving a car park at speed. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

The second was a female customer who went into shop following the robbery. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Was this you? If you have any information that could help please call us on 101 quoting log 141 12/02/17 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​



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