'Old woman' holds up post office
Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 4:00 am
Police are hunting a woman in her 60s who held up a post office in Manchester.
The woman, believed to be aged between 65 and 70, entered the shop on Palatine Road in Northenden, on Thursday morning.
She was armed with a knife and threatened the cashier demanding money.
Staff activated the alarm and the woman fled empty-handed. She is described as white, about 5ft 2in tall, with dark hair and a purple coat.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manc ... 248555.stm
Why am I finding this slightly amusing...All crime is bad, but I cant help placing this image in my head of that woman in her purple coat lol.
The woman, believed to be aged between 65 and 70, entered the shop on Palatine Road in Northenden, on Thursday morning.
She was armed with a knife and threatened the cashier demanding money.
Staff activated the alarm and the woman fled empty-handed. She is described as white, about 5ft 2in tall, with dark hair and a purple coat.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manc ... 248555.stm
Why am I finding this slightly amusing...All crime is bad, but I cant help placing this image in my head of that woman in her purple coat lol.