NSW:Machete-wielding robber smashes into pub

AAP General News (Australia)
04-26-2011
NSW:Machete-wielding robber smashes into pub

SYDNEY, April 26 AAP - A man wielding a machete has smashed his way into a pub on NSW's
far north coast, stealing cash and tying a couple to a railing.

The licensee and a woman were in the bar area of the closed Mooball Hotel on Tweed
Valley Way when a man in black clothing smashed the window to a side door at about 8.45pm
(AEST) on Monday.

He threatened the pair with a machete and stole cash from various registers before
ordering the couple upstairs to the main office.

The man then demanded money from the safe and the man's car keys.

The robber tied the man and woman to a railing and left the hotel in a gold Nissan
Maxima, which was discovered by a police a short time later being driven through Hastings
Point.

Police saw the vehicle stop before two men ran from it, but a search of the area has
failed to uncover them.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

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