Trio bailed as attempted bank raid investigation continues

By Sam Cooper
Published 2nd Feb 2016, 15:28 BST
Updated 10th Jan 2017, 09:07 BST
TWO men and a woman - who were questioned by detectives following an attempted armed robbery at a bank - have been released on bail.

Two men, aged 36 and 26, and a 27-year-old woman were arrested on suspicion of robbery following the raid at Yorkshire Bank, Parkgate on Friday.

A 52-year-old man and a 39-year-old, who were also arrested in connection with the incident over the weekend, were also bailed pending further enquiries on Monday.

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Police said two masked men entered the bank, on Broad Street, at around 8.50am on Friday.

The duo - who were brandishing shotguns - assaulted a worker at the bank before fleeing the scene in a suspected stolen car and colliding with a pedestrian on Rawmarsh Hill.

Police are still appealing for witnesses to the raid.

Anyone with any information should call police on 101 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555111, quoting incident number 203 of January, 29 2016.