Cricket club staff shaken after knife-point hold up

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Staff at a Tandragee sports club are recovering after being held up at knife-point.

The thief walked into Laurelvale cricket club with two knives and demanded cash from staff.
He ran off with the money but was pursued by police.
Officers and a police dog from Portadown and Armagh, found him hiding in a nearby housing estate.
The man who is in custody at Maghaberry prison, faces charges of robbery, threats to kill, common assault and possession of an offensive weapon.

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