Raider halted robbery after shop worker recognised him

An indecisive raider pulled out a knife at an off-licence and declared “this is a robbery”, but a moment later he clarified that it was not a robbery after all. Jamie Condon was more decisive in his plea of guilty yesterday to the charge of attempted robbery at O’Donovan’s off-licence in Blackpool, Cork.

Condon, aged 29, from 4 Rock Cottages, Commons Road, Cork, admitted the offence of attempted robbery at the premises at 8.30pm on January 31, 2018. Sgt Gearóid Davis said that on that evening, a lone male entered O’Donovan’s on Thomas Davis St, Blackpool. He had his face covered with a neck-warmer.