Armed raid police appeal over car

CCTV image of a black car pulling away from the robbery scene

Police hunting armed robbers who shot and injured a security guard in Newport last week have issued more details of the car they used.

The three robbers drove off in a black Mitsubishi Evolution VIII, with a false number plate: WX04KPJ.

Det Supt Geoff Ronayne said: "We are particularly interested in how this vehicle has been and is being stored".

The raiders escaped with a substantial amount of cash from the Halifax bank in the city centre on 11 April.

Gwent Police said the number plate was the wrong shape for this car and was positioned, from the front of the vehicle, on the right-hand side rather than centrally.

Det Supt Ronayne said the car "could be in a lock-up, under tarpaulin or simply parked outside someone's home".

Bank customer Wayne Jones was hit in the face by the raiders

The Securicor guard, 55, underwent surgery after being shot in the thigh.

Bank customer Wayne Jones, 42, was hit in the head as he tackled one of the robbers at about 1045 BST last Monday.

After the robbery, CCTV cameras tracked the car down Commercial Street and into Skinner Street, where operators lost sight of it.

One of the metal boxes was recovered a short distance away at a junction known as the old green roundabout.

Securicor has offered a "substantial reward" for information leading to the conviction of the robbers.

Witnesses are asked to contact Gwent Police on 01633 838111 or anonymously on Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.