ROBBERS smashed their way through a security screen to steal cash from the post office in Greenmount.
Shortly after 3pm on Wednesday (Feb 16), three men, all said to be in their early 20s, burst into the sub-post office in Holcombe Road. They smashed the counter-screen but failed to gain access into a rear cash storage area.
One of the thieves then grabbed an unknown quantity of cash from the till before fleeing the post office. They made off in a Ford Escort which had been stolen from Blackburn. It was later abandoned in Mill Street, Tottington.
The 45-year-old post-master was not harmed.
Detectives from Bury CID are investigating the robbery. Witnesses can contact them on 0161 856 8150 or call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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