[23 OCT 00] CRIMES, FIRES & ACCIDENTS
Gun-Wielding Robbers Tie Up Club Steward

Masked raiders armed with a gun tied a steward of a Rugby social club up before stealing money early yesterday.

The four men, all wearing ski masks, went into the CIU Social Club in Coventry Road, Pailton shortly after midnight.

One man pointed a revolver-type gun at the head of the relief steward, who was in the building on his own.

The other men tied and gagged him and they put him in the cellar.

The attackers then took a large sum of money and escaped in the victim’s car, a green Daewoo Lanof registered S795BWK. The car has still not been found.

Eventually the steward managed to free himself and raise the alarm.

Police are keen to speak to any witnesses, particularly a middle-aged white man with short ginger hair who came to the club at 11.45pm. He was wearing a suit, but no tie.