07
Oct
A man brandishing a knife threatened staff at a petrol station in Harrogate.
North Yorkshire Police released a statement this evening, which said the incident happened on Wetherby Road just after 8pm last night.
The statement said the man stole tobacco before driving off. It added:
The police were called, and North Yorkshire Police officers were deployed to the area immediately. The car was quickly identified, and located travelling on the A658 into the West Yorkshire area.
Just after 9pm, as more police units approached the car, it was brought to a halt, and the man inside was arrested on suspicion of robbery. A knife and suspected stolen tobacco was also recovered.
The man, in his 50s and from Bradford, remains in police custody at this time.
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