JournalLive - Tag - armed robbery

Ashington armed robbery foiled after passers-by help brave shop worker

JournalLive — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

AN armed raider was arrested while trying to rob an off-licence at knifepoint thanks to a quick-thinking shop assistant helped by public-spirited passers-by.

Nedderton petrol station owner fights off armed raiders

JournalLive — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 07:30:00 GMT

TWO armed raiders fled a petrol station empty-handed after they were tackled by a brave shop owner.

BBC blunder sees police rush to Crimewatch reconstruction

JournalLive — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 23:25:00 GMT

THE BBC has been left red faced after police raced to reports of a robbery at a newsagents, only to find it was a television reconstruction they hadn’t been told about.

Shell garage armed gang may have struck before

JournalLive — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

A GANG of “extremely dangerous” armed robbers could be responsible for a number of raids across the North East.

Terrifying Shell garage armed robbery caught on CCTV

JournalLive — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

DETECTIVES investigating a £70,000 armed robbery have released CCTV footage of the terrifying moments when a security guard thought he would be killed.