Police are appealing for information following a robbery at a bookmakers in West Calder last night.
At around 8pm a man with a knife entered Coral Bookmakers on Union Square and demanded staff hand over cash, before running off with a small quantity of cash. He was last seen running towards Hartwood Road.
Detective Sergeant Lee McCall, of Livingston CID, said: “Thankfully no one was hurt during this incident, but staff and customers have been left shaken.
“The suspect is described as white, 5’6” to 5’ 8” tall, of slim build with a local accent. He was wearing a grey fleece top, camouflage scarf, and black rimmed glasses.
“Inquiries are ongoing to trace the person responsible and we ask that anyone who saw anything suspicious in the area at the time, or anyone who has seen anyone matching the description of the suspect, to contact police immediately.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 3288 of 23rd November 2017, or make an anonymous report through Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
