Goosnargh Post Office raided for a second time in two months

A Post Office in Goosnargh has been raided by thieves for a second time in two months.
By Matthew Calderbank
Published 20th Mar 2019, 08:59 BST
Updated 20th Mar 2019, 10:03 BST
The Londis/Post Office in Whittingham Lane, Goosnargh, was raided by thieves in the early hours of Tuesday, March 19. It is the second time this year that the shop has been targeted.The Londis/Post Office in Whittingham Lane, Goosnargh, was raided by thieves in the early hours of Tuesday, March 19. It is the second time this year that the shop has been targeted.
The Londis/Post Office in Whittingham Lane, Goosnargh, was raided by thieves in the early hours of Tuesday, March 19. It is the second time this year that the shop has been targeted.

The Post Office and Londis shop in Whittingham Lane was raided by a group of masked men in the early hours of Tuesday morning (March 19).

Lancashire Police said the raiders forced their way into the shop and stole cartons of cigarettes and bottles of alcohol.

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A police spokesman said: "We were called at 00.38am on March 19 to reports of a burglary at the Post Office on Whittingham Lane, Goosnargh.

The Londis/Post Office in Whittingham Lane, Goosnargh, was raided by thieves in the early hours of Tuesday, March 19. It is the second time this year that the shop has been targeted.The Londis/Post Office in Whittingham Lane, Goosnargh, was raided by thieves in the early hours of Tuesday, March 19. It is the second time this year that the shop has been targeted.
The Londis/Post Office in Whittingham Lane, Goosnargh, was raided by thieves in the early hours of Tuesday, March 19. It is the second time this year that the shop has been targeted.

"Entry has been forced to the premises and the offenders left with a quantity of alcohol and cigarettes."

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