Police ask for help finding cash box stolen in robbery

Sat, 07 Nov 2015

Police are still trying to find the cash 'drop' box which was stolen during a robbery at a Douglas newsagent on Tuesday night.

Detective sergeant Brian Shimmin is asking the public to keep their eyes peeled following the raid on Newby's on Glen Falcon Road.

The male offender stole the box, which had around £1,000 in it, as the lone female employee was locking up - despite throwing small firework at her she refused to hand over the keys to it.

DS Shimmin says that means he may struggle to open it and could have required tools to force it open: