The hunt is on in Carlow for a man who carried out a robbery with what appeared to be a handgun last evening.
The lone male entered Boyle Sports Betting Office at Sandhills, Pollerton at about 8:30pm.
He produced what appeared to be a handgun & threatened staff.
Nobody was injured in the incident but the man made his escape with a sum of money.
Inspector Audrey Dormer described him as being “of strong build, he spoke with a deep Dublin accent and was wearing a green hoodie, dark trousers & black & white runners”.
He exited the shop on foot & ran around the side of the Sandhills Retail Park heading towards town. It’s thought he may have then doubled back.
Inspector Dormer says that while nobody was injured staff were terrified noting “it’s a terrifying experience for anybody to be in a situation like that, so they’re very shaken as you can well imagine, to think that this type of thing is happening in Carlow is just frightening.
She added “our investigations are ongoing and certainly we’re going to do everything we can to bring the perpetrator to justice”.
Anybody with information is asked to contact their local station.
