[04 DEC 00] CRIMES, FIRES & ACCIDENTS
Gun Pointed In Off Licence Raid

A man threatened a shop assistant with a gun in a Rugby off licence before making off with the contents of the till.

The attacker walked into Thresher in Hillmorton Road at 8.20pm on Saturday.

He walked up to the counter and pointed a hand gun at the assistant and made threats. The man then grabbed the till drawer and escaped.

The offender is Asian, in his mid-20s, medium build with a beard and moustache. He was wearing a cream puffa jacket with dark stripes down the shoulders and a dark baseball cap with a logo on the front.