Newsagent is robbed in knife terror
POLICE are appealing for witnesses to a robbery at knifepoint in a newsagent in Baillieston.
At around 10.10am yesterday, a 20-year-old working in Ahmed’s Newsagents in Main Street was threatened by a man armed with a knife.
He ran off with cash, cigarettes and scratch cards.
Police said the shop assistant was not injured but was left in a very distressed state.
The robber ran off along Main Street towards Church Street.
He is described as white, with dark-coloured hair and was wearing a dark hooded top and dark jeans.
Detective Sergeant Scott McNulty at the Community Investigation Unit in Govan said: “I’d like to speak to anyone who was in the vicinity of Main Street, Baillieston around 10am and who may have seen the suspect hanging around the area prior to the robbery taking place or anyone who may have seen him running off afterwards.”
Anyone with information should contact the Community Investigation Unit at Govan via telephone number 101 quoting incident number 0817 of 13 August.
Alternatively calls can be made to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 where anonymity can be maintained.
Police are also appealing for help after an assault on a man in the West End.
Two men were on Kersland Street close to Great Western Road on Wednesday around 2am when one was subjected to homophobic abuse by a man who was not known to either of the men.
The victim’s friend intervened and was assaulted leaving him with a serious facial injury.
The man aged 22 was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital and released after treatment.
Police described the suspect as white, in his early 20s, wearing a black top and black tracksuit bottoms.
He was also in the company of a woman described as being in her early 20s, 5ft6 and with shoulder length blonde hair.
The pair were last seen walking east along Great Western Road.
Detective Constable Stuart McDonald from Drumchapel CID said: “This despicable individual not only subjected an innocent man to homophobic abuse, but also assaulted his friend when he came to his aid.
“This type of behaviour is absolutely unacceptable and I would appeal to anyone who either witnessed the incident, or saw the man and woman described above, to please get in touch.”
DC McDonald asked anyone with any information to contact Drumchapel CID via 101 and quote incident number 0268.