Crime & Law

Two men armed with hammers rob shop in Co Louth

Gardaí investigate after sum of money stolen from shop till in Sunday night robbery

Gardaí in Drogheda are investigating a robbery at a shop on Sunday night. Photograph: Frank Miller / The Irish Times
Gardaí in Drogheda are investigating a robbery at a shop on Sunday night. Photograph: Frank Miller / The Irish Times
Dean Ruxton
Mon Oct 31 2016 - 09:41

Two men armed with hammers made away with a sum of money following a robbery at a shop in Co Louth on Sunday.

At about 9.30pm, two men entered a premises in Louth village and threatened staff.

The men made away with an undisclosed amount of cash from the till, according to gardaí.

Nobody was injured during the robbery.

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Gardaí in Drogheda are investigating and no arrests have been made.

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Dean Ruxton

Dean Ruxton

Dean Ruxton is an Audience Editor at The Irish Times. He also writes the Lost Leads archive series