Masked men snatch £15,000
Date published: 08 September 2014
CORDONED off . . . police at the scene of the robbery
MASKED raiders armed with batons and a knife stole £15,000 in cash and travellers cheques from Royton Post Office.
The men burst into the Rochdale Road office on Friday afternoon and ran off with Euros, sterling and travellers cheques. No-one was hurt and police are now hunting for the gang.
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