Man charged following Shrewsbury newsagents robbery
A 28-year-old man was charged after he threatened a woman with a knife during a robbery that took place at a newsagents in Shrewsbury yesterday.
Officers were called to Shemars Newsagents on Mount Pleasant Road at around 4.25pm yesterday after a man threatened a woman member of staff before grabbing money from the till and running off.
Detective Constable Mat Crisp, the investigating officer, said: “The man entered the shop wearing a dark coloured baseball cap and a dark coloured scarf with white flecks in it which was pulled up around his face.
“He was brandishing a long silver weapon similar to a screwdriver. He threatened the shop worker and then reached over the counter and stolen an unknown amount of cash from the till before making off, turning right on Mount Pleasant Road.”
DC Crisp said police were quickly on the scene and a search of the area resulted in a suspect being arrested within 10 minutes of the robbery in Old Heath.
“We are continuing to investigate this incident and appealing for witnesses. Anyone who saw a man acting suspiciously in the area of the shop at around 4.15 to 4.45pm yesterday, or hurrying away from the premises, is asked to contact Shrewsbury CID by calling 101.”
The man was charged overnight with three offences in connection with the incident and was appearing before Shrewsbury magistrates today. He faces charges of robbery, possession of an offensive weapon and threatening a woman with a knife.
