Gardai are appealing to the public to be on the lookout for two suspects who left empty handed following an attempted robbery , at the Post office in Rathcoole near Milstreet. The incident occurred shortly after 11 o’clock this morning , when two men entered the post office and demanded money One is described as being a heavy set man with a skin head and spoke with a Dublin accent and was wearing blue jeans and a grey hoodie The other man was slim and was wearing blue jeans and a dark jacket , along with a blue motorcycle helmet The men escaped on a motorbike and travelled in the direction of Kilcorney. Inspector Tony Sugrue says they have a number of checkpoints set up to try and catch the culprits. – from C103FM Evening Echo
update (1st June 2012)
TWO RAIDERS STILL AT LARGE AFTER ATTEMPTED POST OFFICE RAID IN MILLSTREET.
Gardai ask the public to report any unusual activity.
Gardai in Kanturk say they`re still on the lookout for two men , who attempted to rob a post office yesterday morning… The pair left emptyhanded at Rathcoole in Millstreet .. Checkpoints across a wide area were scaled back last night , but gardai are appealing to people to report any suspicious activity .. One of the suspects spoke with a Dublin accent ….
from C103 (June 1st)
Irish Examiner (June 2nd): Gardai Investigate Post Office Raids
