Manhunt after violent robbery Amersfoort glasses store
The police have opened a manhunt for four people suspected of a violent robbery this morning at a glasses store in Amersfoort.
Shepherd dog chases away four armed robbers from Amersfoort glasses store: police fire shots
“Our black sheepdog is the hero of the day.” Trembling with dismay, Monica Bouman (52) of the Bouman eyewear store on Hendrik van Viandenstraat tells how their dog chased four robbers on the run this morning. The four took her husband Aart Bouman (54) from his Rolex watch with a drawn gun, after they had severely mistreated him. The perpetrators are still missing.
The police have opened a manhunt for four people suspected of a violent robbery this morning at a glasses store in Amersfoort.
The four, armed with a pistol and wearing balaclavas, walked into the store around 10 a.m. Then they committed a robbery “with violence”, according to a police spokesperson at RTV Utrecht.
Three suspects fled on a scooter after the robbery, one fled on foot. The police cordoned off the area and sent officers in bulletproof vests onto the street. A police helicopter has also been deployed. The police warns not to approach the men themselves, but to call the emergency number 112.
