ATM robber threatened guard with knife.A SECURITY guard was threatened at knifepoint knife·point n. The sharp end of a knife. Idiom: at knifepoint Under threat of being stabbed or cut with a knife: was mugged at knifepoint. by a robber who stole cash at Liverpool's Lime Street station. The raider struck as the guard was filling up cash machines at the station yesterday lunchtime. He then raced through the concourse and out of the main entrance to jump into a waiting car driven by an accomplice. Around the corner at the Grand Central student accommodation complex in Skelhorne Street they opened and dumped the cash box before driving on with the money. Police say the men and the money could be covered with red dye from the box's security device. The robber armed with the knife is white, in his early 20s, approximately 5ft 6ins tall, of stocky build, with short lightcoloured hair. He was wearing a royal blue sweatshirt with dark tracksuit track·suit n. A loose-fitting jacket and pants worn by athletes and exercisers usually before and after workouts. tracksuit Noun a warm loose-fitting suit worn by athletes etc., esp. bottoms. The British Transport Police The British Transport Police (BTP) is a special police force[1] empowered to police those railways and light-rail systems in Great Britain for which it has entered into an agreement to provide such services. are keen to speak to anyone who saw the robbery or saw the Golf travelling at speed out of the city centre. Call the area control room on 0800 405040 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 |
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