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Last Updated: 30/04/2026
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Man arrested following lock-in at Ripon garage

by John Plummer

| 30 Apr, 2026
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Esso garage on Harrogate Road, Ripon.

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A man has been arrested following a disturbance at the Esso garage in Ripon last night (April 29).

The man smashed the glass to leave the garage shop after staff who suspected him of stealing locked the doors.

North Yorkshire Police said in a statement today:

We are aware of footage circulating online following an incident at the Esso garage on Harrogate Road in Ripon last night.

We received reports of a shop theft, after which staff at the garage secured the premises to prevent the suspect from leaving. Despite their efforts, the man broke glass and exited the shop.

A short time later, officers arrested a suspect nearby. A man in his 30s has been arrested on suspicion of theft and burglary. Our enquiries are continuing. 

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