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Robbery at Lochawe Boatyard this morning
Detectives at Oban police office are continuing enquiries following a robbery at the Lochawe Boatyard, Ardbrecknish in the early hours of Wednesday 11 March 2009.
Around 01.45am on 11th March a male member of staff at the Boatyard was woken following the activation of an alarm. When he went to investigate, he was confronted by at least four men who threatened him with violence and then restrained him.
A two figure sum of cash, fishing goods and a 4×4 pick-up type vehicle were stolen before the group made off.
Police discovered the 4×4 vehicle burnt out near the junction of the A85 and A819.
No weapon was used but the staff member was left extremely shocked, though uninjured.
Enquiries are continuing to establish further details on the suspects but no description is available at this time.
The police want to hear from anyone who was travelling in or near this area of Loch Aweside in the early hours of the morning of 11th March. This is simply a matter of remembering details of the picture in front of you or around you as you drove or walked. This sort of detail helps the police to put together an overall picture which may be helpful to the enquiry.
Detective Inspector Charles Henry of Oban CID is appealing for information. He says: ‘This was a particularly distressing incident for the member of staff who was confronted with a considerable level of violence. The robbery was well timed and planned.
‘I would appeal to anyone who noticed anything unusual or suspicious, or saw four men in a small car approaching the Boatyard, or a small car and a 4×4 pickup leaving the Boat Yard around the time of the robbery, to call with any information that may assist police enquiries.
‘Contact Oban Police Office on 01505404044 or alternatively contact CRIMESTOPPERS on 0800 555 111, where anonymity can be maintained’.
Speed control experiment at Lochawe village
Transport Scotland, the body responsible for the administration of trunk roads across Scotland , has announced that they are to trial speed control signage in the controlled area where the A85 goes through Lochawe village. The signs should be in place by January 2009.
These signs are moveable and are to be trialled in five villages, including Lochawe, in the North West Trunk Road Unit. The outcome of the trial will determine the locations of such signs on a permanent basis throughout the trunk road network. It is intended that the first signs will be in place in Lochawe by January 2009.
All that speed cameras do is bigtime fundraising for Strathclyde Police, the highest earning force in the country from the devices. Unlike these covert earners, the flashing speed-measurement signs destined for trial in Lochawe actually work in bringing speeds down. They attract attention and act as both reminder and broadcaster of a vehice;s speed. It is rare for vehicles not to slow down on seeing their individual measured speed.
The move has bee welcomed by Argyll’s MSP, ,Jim Mather, saying: ‘I am delighted to learn that Transport Scotland is to experiment with vehicle activated flashing road signs that advise drivers of the speed they are doing as they approach and effectively remind them that they are in a speed controlled sector.
‘This is good news for the villagers in Lochawe who have for long expressed concerns at the speed of traffic going through their village. The local Community Council along with some very tenacious individuals have continued to press for action on this and I welcome that fact that Transport Scotland has responded in such a helpful and positive way. I have seen these signs operating elsewhere in Scotland and feel that they are an effective way of reminding drivers to exercise more care when driving through small settlements on trunk roads’.
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