Attempted robbery at post office

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Two males were arrested in Carrick after an attempted robbery at a post office in Whitehead earlier today (Friday).

One man wearing a balaclava and armed with a blade entered the store shortly after 11am. He demanded money from staff but made off empty handed when the alarm sounded. It’s believed the would-be robber was in the company of a second male who had entered the premises a short time earlier.

Both are understood to have made off in a dark blue Peugeot which was discovered abandoned in Beltoy Court, Carrickfergus, a short time later.

Two men, aged 26 and 18, were subsequently arrested on suspicion of attempted robbery when police stopped a taxi a short distance away.

Detectives are appealing for witnesses and are especially keen to hear from anyone who noticed a dark blue two-door Peugeot with white writing in the rear window in the Kings Road area or in the car park to the rear of the post office (accessed via Windsor Avenue) at anytime prior to or around the time of the incident.

Officers can be contacted at Newtownabbey CID on 0845 600 8000.