Police probe Christmas Eve robbery

Police are appealing for information following a Christmas Eve robbery.

Just before midnight on Saturday, December 24th, the PSNI received a report of a man armed with a knife entering commercial premises in East Belfast.

The man threatened two members of staff and made off with a sum of cash from the Beersbridge Road business.

A police spokesperson said: “The suspect is described as around 6 foot tall and of medium build with a local accent.

"He was wearing a navy blue coat with the hood up, a face mask and navy tracksuit bottoms.

"Our investigations into the circumstances around this incident are ongoing and we would ask anyone who was in the Beersbridge Road area at the time or who may have dashcam, CCTV or other footage, to call detectives on 101, quoting reference number 1715 of 24/12/22.”