A cash box was stolen outside a Dublin post office this afternoon after two men threatened a security employee.
The incident happened on the St Agnes Road in Crumlin shortly before 1pm. Two men, one armed with an imitation firearm, approached a male security employee outside the post office and threatened him, demanding the contents of the cash box he was transporting.
The pair then took the cash box and fled the scene on an electric scooter and a bicycle via the St Agnes Road in the direction of Windmill Road. No injuries were reported during the course of this incident and gardai have recovered the imitation firearm used.