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Suspect arrested after knifepoint robbery in Harrogate

Police have arrested a man in his 50's after a knifepoint robbery last weekend.

North Yorkshire Police have arrested a suspect after a knifepoint robbery in Harrogate.

It happened at a petrol station on Wetherby Road just after 8pm on Sunday (6th October).

A man entered the building holding a knife, threatened staff and stole tobacco before making off in a car.

Police quickly identified and located the car 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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