Robber foiled by vigilant staff

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Robber foiled by vigilant staff


Attempted robberies foiled by vigilant staff

A discouraged robber was forced to flee the scene of crime yesterday morning when faced with an impenetrable security door.Police Spokesman Andreas Angeligis said the incident took place at around 10pm when the suspect was trying to gain entrance to a department store in Limassol.

An employee who was in the shop at the time noticed the hooded suspect and promptly called the police.

The suspect struggled tying to open the door for some time, but after realising it was a futile task, fled the scene on foot.

Police are currently looking for the suspect who is reported to be of large build, around 1.75m, and was at the time dressed in jeans and a dark coloured top.

Elsewhere on the island another attempted robbery was foiled when employees of a Laiki Bank in Paphos notified the police of two men acting suspiciously outside the premises.

According to Paphos Deputy Police Chief Nikos Sophocleous two men were spotted outside the entrance of the bank at 9 am wearing motorbike helmets, dark clothes and gloves while acting in a suspicious manner.

The bank employees noticed the suspects and were about to raise the alarm when the two men fled the scene in a hurry, leaving behind a bag they were carrying.

Paphos Police speculated that the suspects intended to rob customers of the bank as they departed the building.

The bag that was left at the scene was taken in as evidence and the Police have confirmed that both suspects were Greek Cypriots.
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