Prague, Dec 22 (IANS): An armed man robbed a food wholesale company and made off with at least one million crowns (about $44,000) in the Czech city of Pardubice Monday morning, police said.
Czech police spokeswoman Eva Maturova said police have launched intensive search in the region and were checking drivers on roads, Xinhua reported.
The robbery happened on Hradistsky street in Pardubice in the Czech Republic. The robber arrived by a car and threatened the company staff with weapons for money.
Police were checking whether the vehicle which the robber drove was a stolen one.
Maturova said the man was about 35 years old, had a beard and wore a winter jacket. She said there were no more details about the robber as the monitors in the company were black and white.