Cash taken after petrol station raid

GARDAI are appealing for information following a suspected armed robbery.

The raider struck at Jones Oil in Tea Lane in Portlaoise, Co Laois, when a man, armed with what is believed to be a gun, entered the premises at around 6pm on Friday.

Gardai said: “A male entered [the] oil station with what appeared to be a rifle with a suppressor, placed it in a window towards the cashier and demanded they opened the door.

“Another cashier opened the door, letting a male into [the] cash room.”

The man took money from a till and put it in a grey G4S security bag. He then fled in the direction Grattan Street.

Anyone with information can contact Portlaoise Garda station on 057 8674100, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111 or any Garda station.