Village is raided by more robbers
A second major incident in Hunmanby has village worried, says councillor
An armed robbery at Hunmanby, following another incident when a JCB was used to rip out a cash machine, has led to calls for more action to find the crooks.
A Hunmanby councillor has said her constituents are losing confidence in the police after a second major incident in the town in as many weeks.
An armed robbery took place at Hunmanby Post Office on Saturday at 9.39am when a man threatened staff and made off with approximately £350.
This follows another incident on Sunday June 30 at 1.30am when a JCB was used to rip a cash machine from the Cooperative store. Cllr Michelle Donohue-Moncrieff believes the community is in need of reassurance that everything is being done to find the culprits and to avoid a repeat incident.
She said: “It is very concerning for the village that there have been two attacks on public buildings within a couple of weeks. Hunmanby is a small village and people are worried. Why have they picked here? There are a lot of vulnerable people here and these attacks are not just on the businesses, but on the community who use them too.”
Post Office staff were left shaken but unharmed from the robbery by a man, thought to be in his 20s, wearing a hat and scarf. He was seen to get into the driver’s side of a grey Nissan car, possibly a Micra or Qashqai, and drive off in the direction of Bridlington. Anyone with information which may help the investigation is asked to call 101 quoting reference 12170123935.
Meanwhile a 44-year-old man from Hull was arrested on the night of Sunday July 2 in regards to the cash machine theft. He has since been released on bail to allow for further enquiries to be carried out. The stolen cash machine was recovered from Burton Fleming along with a stolen, white, Tata pick-up. The pick-up was stolen from Seamer ahead of the theft. The yellow telehandler that was used to remove the cash machine from the store was stolen from a field near Burton Fleming. Anyone with information should call 101 quoting reference number 12170114150.
‘Hunmanby is a small village and the people are worried’ Cllr Donohue-Moncrieff