Armed raid on Rosyth bookmakers
Matt Meade • Published 22 Jul 2011 09:00
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TWO armed men robbed a Rosyth bookies then went to Tesco to buy a bottle of Jack Daniels.
The Press understands a three-figure sum was taken in the raid at Coral on Queensferry Road on Monday evening.
One customer said the two men had entered the shop with tights on their head and brandishing baseball bats.
He said, "They went to Tesco to buy Jack Daniels and then phoned for a taxi to get back down the road."
There was a large police presence in Rosyth earlier this week as police hunted the culprits.
They are appealing for witnesses to the incident which happened at 6.30pm.
Police say the two men headed off in the direction of Park Road after they fled the shop.
The first man is described as between 6ft and 6ft 2in tall and of medium build. He was wearing a pink top, grey bottoms and white trainers at the time of the robbery.
The second is around 5ft 7in tall and also of medium build. He was wearing a blue t-shirt with the slogan 'I Love NY' on it and grey bottoms.
A spokesperson for Coral said, "Two men entered the shop armed with baseball bats on Monday afternoon, threatened the staff and an amount of money was taken.
"The staff were, unsurprisingly, shaken but unharmed and that's the number one priority.
"There is CCTV footage and we will help the police in whatever way we can."
He would not reveal the amount of money stolen but the Press understands it was £400.
Ladbrokes, also in Queensferry Road, was robbed in January this year with a man fleeing with a four-figure cash sum.
Anyone with information is asked to call Fife Constabulary on 0845 600 5702 or Crimestoppers on 0800555111
This article appeared in Dunfermline Press 20 Jul 11
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Calimero
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Jul 22, 10:14
Report commentI thought they had been arrested already. Half of Rosyth know who it was. My sister even saw them in Tesco (totally wasted) buying alcohol.
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Pedant
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Jul 22, 10:28
Report commentWhy does the Press just stick any old photo next to a story???? This is clearly not Rosyth (and it looks like it's been taken in the winter!).
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OldFlashy
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Jul 22, 10:49
Report commentWith regard to the photo, why do UK police in general have to wear the most ridiculous uniforms with oversized jackets and bits hanging off them? Have you ever seen a copper run in this gear? It’s not a comfortable sight.
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wee eck
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Jul 22, 11:04
Report commentjings for four hundred quid they are going to end up with a two week custodial sentence and a week in santa ponza, and the judge confiscating the tights.
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Father Ted
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Jul 22, 11:44
Report commentYou've got to admire the brass-neckedness of any armed robber who makes his getaway by phoning a taxi...
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Ben Dover
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Jul 22, 12:33
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I agree with Jan
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Jul 22, 12:58
Report commentDP: Wouldn't it have been better to publish the cctv pictures of these neds rather than any-old-random picture of the Police?
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buster1888
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Jul 22, 13:38
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felt collar
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Jul 22, 14:32
Report commentthey wir that stoopit,they only had the wan pair o tichts bitween em
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anti sun campaign
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Jul 22, 16:36
Report commentwis it no a bottle o bucky they got they seem too sophisticated to buy a bottle of jack daniels.
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Ms A.T.M Skimmer
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Jul 22, 20:22
Report commentHats off to the person who sais the local boabies could not catch a cold. Crimewave Fife.
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rantnrave
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Jul 23, 07:25
Report commentTo be fair to the police, they probably know who the robbers are, they will be making sure they get plenty of evidence first. Calimero, you say your sister saw them in Tesco did she make a statement? Or is she jaded like the rest of us, maybe she know that after the stress of giving statements, waiting for months for the case to come to trial, then to be ripped apart in the witness stand by a smart lawyer paid by you, a law abiding taxpayer, only to see our robbing neds laugh in your face as they get a slap on the wrists or a sentence which means they will be back on the streets doing exactly the same things all over again in a couple of months.
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sensi bill
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Jul 23, 09:24
Report commentcould a moderator please control the number of nonsense comments submitted every week concerning most stories.
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systemF
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Jul 24, 08:00
Report commentcould someone moderate sensi bill please? he's boring
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uj HATER
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Jul 24, 21:26
Report commentright then uj lookin for more friends are you
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JessTD
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Jul 25, 16:20
Report commentCops in Rosyth.
http://www.fife.police.uk/default.aspx?page=4317
They're being kept busy by what looks like a never-ending litany of drink, disorder, anti-social behaviour, more drink, more disorder, more anti-social behaviour, probably committed by the same few dozen people that everyone knows. Rosyth was never exactly Park Lane or Mayfair, but it was definitely better a couple of decades ago...now it's the Wild West.
The trouble is that there isn't much that the law can do with offenders and it looks like whack-a-mole ... bust them somewhere and they pop up somewhere else. Charge a young person, and all sorts of rights kick in, with no secure youth custody places anyway. The hardcore-wasted drunks and junkies are on a roundabout between short jail sentences and hostels even if they do get locked up.
Chuck the mugshots of habitual offenders up and around the town, on the internet and in the papers. It might shame them just a little bit... even better, stop them buying booze and fags.
They were last seen in Pinkerton Place according to the police website BTW in case that narrows it down. Even though getting lifted isn't seen as a life-changing experience, it usually annoys and inconveniences the neds.
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Hero in Fife
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Jul 25, 20:41
Report commentCops have to wear the bright yellow to reflect the heat of the sun as underneath they are as useful as chocolate kettles i.e they are utterly useless. Complete waste of my tax money.
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NotHappyJan
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Jul 26, 03:23
Report commentIndeed, this is your taxes at work! I agree with Jess, Rosyth was a much better place in the seventies and eighties, it all started going downhill in the late nineties when they ran out of areas in Inverkeithing to put the louts and crims. There is nothing to seperate the two towns now, and the whole area is becoming one big Ghetto.
They will be robbing the Palace Cafe next and running aff with a two figure sum......the float in the till...lol
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Clyde Barrow
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Jul 26, 19:51
Report commentNow they find someone attacked at broomthingy flats and the polis sais serious attacks in Fife are rare. ****** This area is like the wild west. Polis are useful like a chocolate radiator is. They even warn us of a terrorist threat in Fife. Get real.
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Jake E Bassa
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Jul 26, 23:33
Report commentThis husnae really got onything tae dae wae this story but cos its no a proper forum an that i'm gonnae sey it onywey. Ah wiz watchin the pars geme last nicht un ah herd thu pars fans singing that song that the rangers fans ust tae sing before aw this bother. Ken the wan aboot stealers, dealers, giros an hub caps. Noo aw the pars fans dun wiz chenge the f word, an ahm no taking aboot the ramsey program ken, tae weegie. Ah wiz just wundering how ye ken get away wi that in these pulitacully currect tymes? Duz nae mek oany sense tae me bit then ahm aw aboot thu love ma sel, cheers an that.
PS ah wuz jist hinking mabee ut diz hae suhin tae dae wae this storey, cos if thu auld furm wur singing any hing dodgy thu polis wid be efter thum an that. An thurs a pictur oh a polisman in this storey.
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wee eck
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Jul 27, 00:04
Report commentjake.... the grammar is either linburn or blacklaw primary.
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NotHappyJan
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Jul 28, 04:27
Report commentI have a life Buster, its a shame you don't
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Ger M Aine
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Jul 28, 06:46
Report commentHey all, do you think that person in the picture, the one with the backpack, could be the terrorist that Fife police were warning about? and the policemen at the back is turning a blind eye? or is it just their warnings making me paranoid?
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Jake E Bassa
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Aug 1, 00:24
Report commentAw cmon noo eck itz no where yer fae itz where yer at. Thatz whit ahm aw aboot the tunez an that man.
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