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A MAN in his 20s, arrested in con- nection with a robbery involving a knife in Shannon during Christmas, has been released without charge.
The alarm was raised after a man carrying a kitchen knife demanded money at an off-licence in Shannon on St Stephen’s Day.
The incident happened at the off- licence attached to the Crossroads Pub in Drumgeely at around 5.30pm
that evening. The man, who wore a scarf over his face, demanded mon- ey before making way with around €200 in cash.
A staff member and a customer were on the premises at the time. Although traumatised by the inci- dent, they did not sustain injuries.
Gardai have secured CCTV foot- age of the area and have viewed this as part of the investigation, while a forensic examination has been car- ried out at the scene. A man was ar-
rested in Shannon last Tuesday and was questioned at Shannon Garda Station.
He was later released without charge and a file is being prepared for the DPP, who will decide if charges are to be brought.
“The investigation is ongoing. Statements have been taken. CCTV has been secured and is being ex- amined in order to assist the identi- fication. A forensic examination has been carried out and we are await-
ing the results of that,” said a garda spokesman.
“We are appealing to witnesses who were in the area at the time to come forward,” said the spokes- ner Ob
Shannon Gardai can be contacted on 061 361212.
Meanwhile, gardai in Tulla are in- vestigating an incident in which an elderly woman was robbed of mon- ey over the Christmas.
Two people, posing as workers,
called to her door in Tulla village shortly before 6am last Wednesday, December 30, on the pretence that they were checking for flood-related TSS oh
While one of the two distracted the woman, the other searched the house and made way with what gardai are describing as a small sum of cash. The two people – a man and woman – are described as being in their 20s. Gardai in Tulla are investigating the incident.