Lidl Finglas robbed this afternoon

maringo

Was in the shop this afternoon and all came to a standstill as it was being robbed. I was near the back of the shop so didn't see anything but heard staff were threatened with a shotgun and a hammer. Hope the b's are caught soon :mad:

spank_inferno

Great.

Robbery in finglas.

Excuse my if my monicle falls out from the shock of that!

lkionm

What did you buy? Anything nice?

wazky

You "missed" it?

You mean you were hiding behind a box of cornflakes?

kneemos

Heard they took a box of Salamies and an angle grinder.

hatrickpatrick

^ I heard they were after a fizzy orange

BillyMitchel

Did you not hear them shout "move an ill blow ur head off ye c unt ye" "put the money in the bag now".

How in gods name did you miss an armed robbery in a shop you were in??

tuxy

BillyMitchel wrote: »

Did you not hear them shout "move an ill blow ur head off ye c unt ye" "put the money in the bag now".

How in gods name did you miss an armed robbery in a shop you were in??

You know if you point a shotgun in someones face they probably get the idea and you don't have to say much

michael999999

Were they made move to the little counter at the end of the checkouts to fill the bags with money?

maringo

Wasn't anywhere near the tills so it was over before I heard about it when I ambled down to the checkouts. It's hard to see through the back of me head!

kneemos

Did they ask them "cash or Laser"?

BillyMitchel

tuxy wrote: »

You know if you point a shotgun in someones face they probably get the idea and you don't have to say much

Yes because armed robbers go in quiet as mice, smile and walk out. The whole point of the guns and screaming is to intimidate people!

Kop on man!

shiftkey

spank_inferno wrote: »

Great.

Robbery in finglas.

Excuse my if my monicle falls out from the shock of that!

If your monicle does fall out, may I suggest that you take your head out of your arse as well?

wazky

I'm actually surprised they found someone behind the checkout to rob in Lidl.

Rayne Wooney

Sounds like a heist from GTA 5, the lads bought it just for the practice

wotzgoingon

That was me and my bud. If I had known a fellow boardsie was in the shop, you could have got your shopping for free.

Dyr

BillyMitchel wrote: »

Did you not hear them shout "move an ill blow ur head off ye c unt ye" "put the money in the bag now".

Hope they brought their own bag in annyways

shiftkey

Ha. That's a good one!

efb

Hope the staff are ok. Not nice, armed robbery

Means Of Escape

maringo wrote: »

Was in the shop this afternoon and all came to a standstill as it was being robbed. I was near the back of the shop so didn't see anything but heard staff were threatened with a shotgun and a hammer. Hope the b's are caught soon :mad:

Had he to bag the cash away from the register?

kneemos

BillyMitchel wrote: »

Yes because armed robbers go in quiet as mice, smile and walk out. The whole point of the guns and screaming is to intimidate people!

Kop on man!

I would have smashed them robbers.




I would.

Lando Griffin

Hope they spend a Lidl time in the slammer for aldi took.

NuckingFacker

Not really one to brag about down the pub tho..

"whatcher do today?"

"robbed a Lidl".


"Hah. Ghey".

kneemos

Wouldn't be my first choice,too many potential blockages in the car park,too many witnesses and cameras and probably don't leave much in the till anyway.

Banjo String

Amateurs.

They should have robbed Tesco, the goods would have been about 70% more expensive.

Lapin

Very unusual for Finglas.

Such a quiet leafy suburb where nothing like this ever happens.

the groutch

BillyMitchel wrote: »

Did you not hear them shout "move an ill blow ur head off ye c unt ye" "put the money in the bag now".

it wasnt a bag, it was a cardboard box off the shop floor.

BillyMitchel

the groutch wrote: »

it wasnt a bag, it was a cardboard box off the shop floor.

And they nearly got caught because they waited a half hour for the tills to be opened??

The Backwards Man

They took the 'More Bang For Your Buck' slogan a bit too literally.

http://www.lidl.ie/cps/rde/xchg/SID-8205C462-A5DD2351/lidl_ri_ie/hs.xsl/35781.htm

PizzamanIRL

efb wrote: »

Hope the staff are ok. Not nice, armed robbery

And water is wet.

Archeron

Police say the raiders entered the building looking for the shops cash takings, and left an hour later with an under sink self assembly bathroom cabinet, a pair of fishing waders, a talking weighing scales and some compression underwear.

MonsterCookie

Lapin wrote: »

Very unusual for Finglas.

Such a quiet leafy suburb where nothing like this ever happens.

No offence lapin, but that's a pretty daft thing to say. I notice you are in Galway?

http://www.galwaynews.ie/29031-three-arrested-following-raid-tuam-lidl-store

Cool_CM

efb wrote: »

Hope the staff are ok. Not nice, armed robbery

Some armed robbers can be quite polite:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rq2es4IGKQk

heyjude

This is the way to deal with robbers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgAL9_AMUpI

wotzgoingon

Cool_CM wrote: »

Some armed robbers can be quite polite:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rq2es4IGKQk

What a fúcking dumbass, no mask or nothing and only $400, if you are gonna rob some where you might as well make it worth your while. So if you get caught it would be worth it.

dxhound2005

spank_inferno wrote: »

Great.

Robbery in finglas.

Excuse my if my monicle falls out from the shock of that!

shiftkey wrote: »

If your monicle does fall out, may I suggest that you take your head out of your arse as well?

You should have taken him/her up on their spelling of monocle as well. The clue is in the the mono bit.

Ruu

The Lidl bastids!:mad:

Ice Storm

maringo wrote: »

Was in the shop this afternoon and all came to a standstill as it was being robbed. I was near the back of the shop so didn't see anything but heard staff were threatened with a shotgun and a hammer. Hope the b's are caught soon :mad:

I doubt they'll be caught at all.

Lapin

MonsterCookie wrote: »

No offence lapin, but that's a pretty daft thing to say. I notice you are in Galway?

http://www.galwaynews.ie/29031-three-arrested-following-raid-tuam-lidl-store

I am indeed.



Not Tuam.

But keep digging through old websites and you're bound to find a robbery in Galway somewhere.

EyeSight

BillyMitchel wrote: »

Yes because armed robbers go in quiet as mice, smile and walk out. The whole point of the guns and screaming is to intimidate people!

Kop on man!

Based on your experience of witnessing how many armed robberies in real life? Or just TV shows?

When someone shoves a gun in your face and you are unarmed and behind a till, no loud noises are needed

MonsterCookie

Lapin wrote: »

I am indeed.



Not Tuam.

But keep digging through old websites and you're bound to find a robbery in Galway somewhere.

Keep digging? I wouldn't see the need.

An armed robbery could happen in most cities and towns, and it does not really reflect on the surrounding area. You chose to run down the entire area of Finglas...daft, cheap and easy.

Means Of Escape

wotzgoingon wrote: »

What a fúcking dumbass, no mask or nothing and only $400, if you are gonna rob some where you might as well make it worth your while. So if you get caught it would be worth it.

He had done this many times before and hoped on two things that the shop keeper would feel pity for him and not report him and second the judge would see his plight
Neither worked as he is in the slammer.

January

The new Aldi in Mulhuddart was held up last Wednesday evening too. Shops not even open a month and they already do it over...

NuckingFacker

January wrote: »

The new Aldi in Mulhuddart was held up last Wednesday evening too. Shops not even open a month and they already do it over...

Ah well, some people prefer Lidl, some prefer Aldi. It's all down to the vibe. I'm more a Lidl lad meself.

lifeandtimes

dxhound2005 wrote: »

You should have taken him/her up on their spelling of monocle as well. The clue is in the the mono bit.

Monorail....Monorail...Monoraillll.....Mono..doh!

biko

Lapin wrote: »

But keep digging through old websites and you're bound to find a robbery in Galway somewhere.

And when you do be sure to post a thread in AH about it.

Lapin

MonsterCookie wrote: »

Keep digging? I wouldn't see the need.

An armed robbery could happen in most cities and towns, and it does not really reflect on the surrounding area. You chose to run down the entire area of Finglas...daft, cheap and easy.

And you responded by saying you noticed I am based in Galway and put up a link to a crime in Tuam.

Talk about "running down an entire area". You retaliated by running down a totally unconnected area. I hope you're never sent on a job as a hitman.

And you go on to say that people run Finglas down because its "cheap and easy" to do so.

Nail on head here.

Its precicely beacuse Finglas has such a shitty reputation that people continue to run the place down. Often deservedly so. Of course there are decent people living there who far outnumber the scumbags. But until the place cleans up its act, it will continue to receive all the slagging it gets.

SpaceTime

If the banks didn't charge people so much for debit card transactions, there would be far fewer armed robberies in Ireland.

No joined up thinking at all. Way too much cash in use.

We have all the technology in place - chip and pin, contactless, reloadable smart cards.

Charging people 20c a swipe puts them off using it.

dr.bollocko

Hello folks,

The Dublin forum would be the best place to continue this discussion.