Police are investigating a robbery at a newsagents on the Donegall Road yesterday.
A man reportedly waited until the till was open before grabbing a sum of cash and making an escape in a car waiting outside.
A source told Belfast Live: "He posed as a customer before grabbing the money.
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"The woman working there yesterday is fine but she is a bit shaken up after the ordeal."
Sergeant Bell said: “It was reported that a man entered the premises at around 1.15 pm and reached over the counter grabbing a sum of cash from the till before fleeing.
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"The male was described as being in his 40s and wearing a dark hoodie with his hood up.
“The man then got into a small car, which is believed to have been driven by a younger man in his 20s and left the scene.
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“We would appeal to anyone who was in the area yesterday afternoon and witnessed this robbery taking place, or observed a green car in the area at the time, to contact police on the non-emergency number 101, quoting reference number 600 of 18/05/19.”
Alternatively, information can also be provided to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 which is 100% anonymous and gives people the power to speak up and stop crime.
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