Police investigating the reports of two robberies in the Armagh area on Monday morning have arrested four people.
It was reported to police at around 11.30am that a man entered commercial premises on the Killylea Road and threatened staff inside and demanded money.
He made off from the scene in a blue vehicle.
Police received a further report at around 11.50pm that a man had entered commercial premises on Lower Irish Street and demanded money before making off with a sum of cash in a blue vehicle.
A short time later police stopped a Blue Seat Leon in the Armagh area and arrested two men aged 29 and 25 and two women aged 27 and 38 on suspicion of a number of offences.
An eye-witness told Armagh I that armed police swoop on the car at the Go Filling Station on the Portadown Road.
A PSNI spokesperson said: “Enquiries are ongoing and police would appeal to anyone with any information in relation to these incidents to contact 101 quoting reference number 699 of 27/02/23.
“A report can be made using the online reporting form via www.psni.police.uk/makeareport. Information can also be provided to Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at www.crimestoppers-uk.org.”
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