Manchester Evening News Article
Police have arrested
three men after an
armed robbery at a
Co-op supermarket in
Salford:
At about 6.20pm on Friday 19th September
2008, a dark-coloured BMW pulled up
outside the Co-op on Bolton Road, Irlams
O’th Heights and four masked men got out.
The men, who were armed with
machetes and hammers, then threatened
staff and demanded cash.
A customer then confronted one of the
robbers and attempted to disarm him. They all
then fled empty-handed. However, on the way
out of the shop they were sprayed by an
in-store RedWeb DNA sprinkler system
which covered their clothing in a highly
visible red dye.
Detective Sergeant Roger Smethurst of
Swinton volume crime team said: “These
robbers appeared to get more than they
bargained for when they attempted to leave
the store. They were sprayed by the RedWeb
DNA sprinklers which covers them in a
fine spray of dye which is almost impossible
to remove.” |