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Investigations continue into armed robbery at Cheltenham's Up Hatherley post office

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Tuesday, March 05, 2013
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Investigations are continuing into an attempted armed robbery in Cheltenham.

A man carrying a metal bar demanded money from a member of staff at Up Hatherley post office on Saturday morning.

  1. Hatherley Road post office

    Hatherley Road post office

He smashed the glass screen in the shop before fleeing empty-handed.

The Hatherley Road post office remains closed today (Tuesday) as the damaged is being repaired.

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Customers are advised to use the Warden Hill Post Office in Salisbury Avenue instead.

A mother and her child were in the Post Office at the time of the attempted robbery.

Owner Mahesh Patel said his staff were shaken by the incident, but escaped unhurt.

A spokesman for Gloucestershire Police confirmed no arrests had been made on Tuesday afternoon, but added investigations were continuing.

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