Posted: Wed 3rd Apr 2019

Police appeal following armed robbery at The Games Exchange in Flint

News and Info from Deeside, Flintshire, North Wales
This article is old - Published: Wednesday, Apr 3rd, 2019

Update: Police have issued a statement with regards to the incident in Flint. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Police are appealing for information following an armed robbery at The Games Exchange, Church Street, Flint at around 1.55pm today. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

A man described as 5ft 7ins tall and wearing a black balaclava, a green hoody, blue trainers and carrying what appeared to be a silver coloured hand gun threatened a female member of staff before making off on foot with cash from the shop. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

DI Jane Burns said ; “ This was a traumatic experience for the shopkeeper and thankfully no one was harmed. If anyone has information please contact 101 or https://www.north-wales.police.uk/contact/live-chat-support quoting reference  X044606” ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

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Previous report: North Wales Police have urged people to avoid the Church Street area ‘at all costs’ of Flint due to an ongoing incident. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Paula has posted images of three police cars including an armed response BMW X5, she said: “Armed police in Church St by bankThere’s loads more (police) cars.” ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Another comment states: “Armed police were going down the alley between Barclays and the beauty place….the police were trying to get in games exchange.” ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

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Police have not revealed the nature of the incident, a spokesperson has said: ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

“There is an ongoing incident in Church Street Flint now and there will be a large Police Presence there shortly. We would urge people to avoid the area at all costs for the next 2 hours if possible and will provide more details ’ ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

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More to follow. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

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Image: Google ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​


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