Police appeal for public assistance after Ballina Fair pharmacy ram raid
Police are appealing for public assistance following a ram raid at Ballina earlier this morning.
About 1.40am police attended a pharmacy at Ballina Fair after alarms were activated. The main sliding doors were shattered and a sum of cash had been taken. CCTV footage indicated a white Holden Commodore had reversed into the pharmacy doors. A man is also seen entering the premises.
He is described as Aboriginal in appearance. He was wearing a brown sloppy joe with a yellow undershirt and red shorts and white runners. He kept his face covered during the robbery.
The vehicle used in the raid had been reported stolen from Linderman Street, West Ballina. The theft is believed to have taken place a short time before or after midnight.
The same vehicle was also seen early this morning near a service station on the Pacific Highway at Ballina.
A 39-year-old Albury woman was sitting outside the restaurant when a man approached her and grabbed her handbag.
He jumped into a passenger seat of a white Holden Commodore. The vehicle began travelling east along the Pacific Highway.
The man who boarded the car is described as Aboriginal in appearance and of slim build. He is believed to be in his early 20s. He was wearing a grey hooded sloppy joe with an emblem on the back, red shorts and white joggers.
Police recovered the vehicle used in the incidents at about 2.25am today (25 January). It was located in the middle of Porter Park, West Ballina. The car has been towed to Ballina Police Station for finger printing.
Anyone with information about the matter is asked to contact Ballina Police on 6681 8699 or Crime Stoppers on 1 800 333 000.
