Police in the North are appealing for witnesses to the robbery of a cash-in-transit van in County Armagh this morning.The driver of the van was approached by a man armed with a knife at a commercial premises on the Lurgan Road in Craigavon, reports breakingnews.ie. The man threatened the driver and then made off with the cash box in a light blue or grey car which was driven by a second man. The car was later found burnt out in the grounds of a nearby hospital.
Meanwhile, RTE News reports that a 26-year-old man has appeared in court charged in connection with an attempted raid on a cash-in-transit van in Dublin last month.
Keith Murtagh from Lower Sheriff Street in Dublin was one of two people shot by gardaí at Foxborough Road in Lucan on 15 May. The second man, 27-year-old Gareth Molloy, subsequently died from his injuries.Mr Murtagh was charged today with the attempted robbery of a security guard at Foxborough Road and possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life.
