The Courier & Advertiser (Angus and Dundee)
Police manhunt after armed raid on Angus store
CRIME: Pair wielded hammer and hatchet as they stole cash and cigarettes
Police are continuing to hunt for two men believed to have carried out an armed robbery on a Brechin shop.
Dennis’s Premier Store was open for business as usual yesterday after closing following the raid the previous day.
The owner did not want to speak about the events.
However, one customer said he had been badly shaken by what happened.
Police say two men burst into the shop, which is also home to the local post office, and threatened a 61-year-old employee with a hatchet and hammer.
They then made off with hundreds of pounds in cash and cigarettes.
Officers are searching for two men in their mid-20s. Both were around 5ft 6in and slim.
A police spokesman said no arrests had been made and “inquiries were continuing”.
He would not say if the appeal to the public for information had produced any positive lines of inquiry.
Residents reported a heavy police presence outside the business on Montrose Street on Sunday morning.
The incident was reported to police at around 7.50am.
The shop’s security shutters were down as the business closed for the day.
The first suspect was wearing a dark hooded top, dark tracksuit bottoms and a dark scarf covering his face.
He was carrying a yellow and black hatchet.
The second man was wearing dark tracksuit bottoms and a light blue hooded rain jacket with red toggles and a white St Andrews cross over the shoulders.
He was carrying the hammer. Detective Sergeant Lucy Cameron, of Dundee CID, said: “Nobody was injured. However, this was a frightening experience and our inquiries are ongoing to trace those responsible.
“If anyone saw these men either before or after the robbery took place, or has any information about this incident, please contact us on 101.”
Calls can also be made anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
One resident, who did not want to be named, said he had spoken to the owner shortly after the incident on Sunday.
He said: “He was really shaken. What has happened is really terrible.
“It’s a busy shop. The only consolation is no one is injured.”