Guard’s gun raid terror is caught on camera
LIFE AS ARMED ROBBERS AIM REVOLVER AT HIM
FACING a revolver at point blank range, a security guard pleads with a gunman not to shoot.
Captured on video, this was the moment the guard was threatened with a loaded weapon.
Seconds later the gun was fired into the air and the robbers snatched a cash box – which was empty.
Police were called shortly before 2.20pm on Monday to the robbery, which occurred outside Barclays Bank on Liverpool Road in Cadishead, Salford.
Two men threatened a cash-in-transit courier with a firearm, which was fired into the air during the incident.
They then left in a purple VW Golf with a stolen cash box - which contained no cash - before setting the vehicle on fire off Allotment Road, Cadishead.
The courier was unharmed during the incident.
Police have now released footage of the incident and are appealing for anyone with information to come forward.
Sergeant Karl Dalton of GMP’s Salford District said: “As the footage shows - this was a terrifying ordeal to live through for the cash-in-transit courier.
“Thanks in part to his remarkably calm handling of the situation, he was left unharmed and despite the psychological impact of crimes like this, he is recovering well.
“The footage we have released is very clear. While the men have their faces covered, we’re confident that someone may recognise them.
“The car they left in is also quite distinctive. Did you see it in the area prior to or after the incident?
“Even the smallest piece of information can often be enough to help officers solve crimes like this. If you know something that can assist us, please get in touch as soon as possible.”
Anyone with information should call police on 0161 856 5168 or Crimestoppers, anonymously on 0800 555 111.