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Man wanted over post office raid
2011-03-04 08:03:31
3 March 2011 Last updated at 22:11 Share this page Delicious Digg Facebook reddit StumbleUpon Twitter Email Print Man wanted over Weymouth post office gun raid Dorset Police want to trace Colin Douglas from Weymouth Continue reading the main story Related Stories Police hunt gunman after robbery
Police have named a man they want to speak to about an armed robbery on a post office in Dorset.
Officers said Colin Douglas, 25, from Weymouth, is wanted for questioning about Wednesday's raid in the town.
A police officer was threatened with a gun and a woman's car was stolen. People should not approach Mr Douglas and should call 999.
Another Weymouth man, a 39-year-old held on suspicion of assisting an offender, has been released on bail.
Armed police and helicopters scoured the seaside town after a masked man carrying a gun raided the post office, which is inside a Londis store in Abbotsbury Road, at about 1540 GMT.
The robber escaped in a Nissan Almera car and threatened a police officer with a gun when he tried to stop him. The man then threatened a woman before stealing her Saab convertible car.
No shots were fired during the incident and no-one was injured, officers added.
Detectives later recovered both cars.
Police closed Benville Road in an effort to capture the man who was wearing a cream hooded top with dark stripes along the arms and a dark striped top underneath.
He was described as wearing dark trousers and dark shoes with a white motif across the toes. He was also wearing a balaclava and dark gloves.
Officers described him as having the tattoo of a tiger on his left arm.
The post office was cordoned off after the incident.