Knifeman threatens post office staff

6:42pm Tuesday 18th December 2012 in Local News

A ROBBER threatened staff with a knife before making off with cash in a raid on a Post Office.

The attack happened when the man entered the post office on London Road in Rayleigh at  6pm .

He threatened staff with a knife before running off with the three-figure sum of money in an Asda carrier bag. He was last seen heading towards the local railway station.

The man is described as white, is of slim build and has a bulbous nose. He was wearing a mask and was dressed in black.

Anyone with information in connection with this robbery is urged to contact detectives at Rayleigh police station on 101.

Comments(5)

madmax1 says...
7:35pm Tue 18 Dec 12

Do they not have CCTV in post offices ?

It think it may help identify the guy....

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InTheKnowOk says...
9:39pm Tue 18 Dec 12

Feel sorry for the staff that have to endure this type of thing as nothing seems to be done to protect them ..

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bumper says...
10:14pm Tue 18 Dec 12

still waiting see this so called crack squad that was going stop all these robbery's they had big write up on here but seen nothing more .
i said they was a waste of time and tax payers money and more like a dope squad than a crack squad.......

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_champagne2 says...
5:01pm Wed 19 Dec 12

These are probably organised gangs coming down from London on the train. It's happened in Hockley and Rayleigh and Wickford to friends of mine that live near the stations this year. The day it happened in Rayleigh 12 houses were targeted. Plod are too busy chasing motorists its the easy option.

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lonestar_1 says...
5:36pm Wed 19 Dec 12

The guy that run's this Post Office is such a nice friendly and helpful guy, so sorry this has happened to him.

But Echo - do we need to read about this story on page 2 and a shortened version on page 4 ? Do you have proof readers ??

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