There were two more robberies at bookie offices in Derry last night.
The betting offices targeted were in Foyle Street and Strand Road.
Unlike the previous five betting office robberies which involved Ladbrokes betting shops, the latest two are understood to belong to the McLean group.
It brings the number of robberies at bookmakers in the city to seven since 14 December when a man, armed with a suspected firearm, held up staff at an office at Racecourse Road in the Shantallow area.
Police are continuing to question a man arrested in connection with that incident
The man, in his 30s, was detained by police yesterday.
It was the first of five armed robberies carried out at Ladbrokes offices in the city over the festive period which prompted the company to offer a £10,000 reward for information leading to a conviction.
Police have said there is no connection between the Ladbrokes robberies in which guns, knives and a hammer were used in raids at offices in Pennyburn, Creggan, Elmwood Street and Lecky Road areas.
No one was injured in any of the incidents but staff are believed to have been badly shaken.
A 43 year old man arrested in connection with the raid at the Pennyburn office on 16 December during which two shots were fired has been released on bail pending further enquiries.
Local MLAs have condemned the robberies and appealed for anyone with information to pass it on to the police
Sinn Fein’s Maeve McLaughlin said: “The staff are only doing a day’s work and should not be subject to this type of threat and intimidation.
“I would appeal to anyone with information on this recent spate of robberies to bring it forward so that those responsible can be held to account by the justice system.”
The SDLP’s Pat Ramsey said the robberies were “absolutely unacceptable” and were traumatising staff.
He added: “Those responsible need to be apprehended as soon as possible.”
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