Cash-in-transit robbery
Date published: 12 February 2010
Officers are hunting thugs who carried out a cash-in-transit robbery in Middleton.
At about 4.20am on, Tuesday 9 February 2010, a security van was parked outside Halifax bank on Middleton Gardens.
As the security guard left the van with a cash box he was confronted by an offender who raised his fist in front of him and demanded he handed over the box.
He snatched the box, which contained a large quantity of cash, from the guard and ran off in an unknown direction.
The robber is described as about 5ft 7in tall with a stocky build and wearing a black tracksuit, jumper and trainers.
Detective constable Sam Taylor, of Rochdale CID, said: "This must have been a scary moment for the security guard, but I can reassure him ⿿ and the rest of the community in Middleton - that we are doing all we can to trace this offender."
Anyone with any information is asked to call Rochdale CID on 0161 856 4646 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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