Gun held to bartender's head during terrifying daylight robberyMURRAY WILSONStaff at a popular Palmerston North bar held up by an armed bandit in broad daylight were trained to deal with such incidents only weeks before. Aupouri said the staff member who had the gun held to her head was not doing very well. READ MORE: Man held gun to bartender's head during robbery in Palmerston NorthThe Albert St bar's manager Rochelle Aupouri said staff received training about what to do in a hold-up a month ago. In Saturday afternoon's raid at The Albert Sports Bar, the robber held his gun to a female staff member's head. On Saturday, Aupouri was in the pokies room about 2.20pm when a woman ran in saying a man in the bar had a gun.

Source: Stuff August 08, 2016 04:37 UTC