Armed man dressed in An Post uniform robs post office of €50,000 and escapes on bicycle
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Armed man dressed in An Post uniform robs post office of €50,000 and escapes on bicycle

AN INVESTIGATION has been launched following the armed robbery of a post office in County Dublin.

Gardaí are searching for a man who was involved in the robbery in Crumlin Village, Count Dublin, yesterday morning at around 11.40am, who escaped with €50,000 in cash.

According to The Irish Independent, the suspect was dressed in an An Post uniform and was carrying a firearm.

He approached a cash-in-transit employee outside of the Crumlin post office and produced the firearm, forcing the employee to hand over the box containing €50,000.

The unidentified suspect then escaped on a bicycle down Windmill Road in the direction of the Kildare Road.

The suspect was dressed in an An Post uniform when he committed the robbery outside the post office in Crumlin Village, County Dublin, yesterday morning

No arrests have yet been made in the investigation, and Gardaí are appealing for anyone with information, or who may have noticed anything suspicious in the Crumlin area between 10am to 12.30pm, to come forward.

They are particularly interested in speaking with any road users who may have dash-cam footage of the area at the time to make this footage available to investigating Gardaí.

Anyone who has any information in relation to this matter, or who can assist Gardaí, should contact Crumlin Garda Station on 01 666 6200, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any other Garda station.