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A man in his 20s has been arrested
Sarah Scott, 29 Jan
A man wearing a mask and hood allegedly threatened a shop worker with a knife and made off with cash in an early morning robbery.
Police were called
following the reported incident at a shop in the Ashgrove Road area of Portadown on Sunday morning, January 29.
Police said a man in his 20s has since been arrested and remains in police custody at this time.
Detective Inspector Ryan
said: "Just before 10am, a man, wearing a mask and hood, entered the premises and threatened a member of staff with a knife. He ordered the shop assistant to open the till before making off with a sum of cash.
Officers from the local policing team and TSG attended and arrested the suspect on suspicion of robbery approximately 15 minutes later in the nearby Ballyoran Park. He remains in police custody at this time.
"This type of act will not be tolerated in our local community and I urge anyone who may have witnessed this incident or who has any information or footage that could assist with enquiries to contact police on 101 quoting reference 621 of 29/01/23."