A man in his 50s arrested following armed robberies in Mid-Ulster on Thursday has been released on bail to allow for further police enquiries.
A second man also arrested, who is aged in his 30s, remains in custody at this time.
The robberies took place inside three different commercial premises in the Ballyronan, Coagh and Clonoe areas.
A PSNI spokesperson said on Thursday: “Staff were threatened by two masked men – and were ordered to hand over a sum of cash.
“A blue Audi A6 – believed to have been used by the suspects, was stolen from outside an address in Portadown and later found on fire at Drumcree Community Centre.
“On Thursday night, Mid-Ulster detectives conducted a number of searches at properties in the Churchill Park area of Portadown.
“Two men, aged in their 30s and 50s, were arrested on suspicion of a number of offences in connection with the investigation – an electronic device was also seized for forensic examination.”
Police say that enquiries remain ongoing, and detectives would appeal to anyone with information, or who may have captured CCTV, doorbell or dash cam footage of what happened, to contact 101, quoting reference number 201 30/01/25.
