22-year-old arrested after Edinburgh armed robbery

It follows a city-wide manhunt after an armed robbery last month.
By Conor Marlborough
Published 28th Jun 2020, 15:53 BST
Updated 28th Jun 2020, 16:29 BST
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Police in Edinburgh have made an arrest after launching a manhunt for an armed robber in May.

Officers said they had arrested and charged a 22-year-old man following the raid at a shop in the Warriston area of the city on the morning of Saturday, May 9.

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He is due to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Monday, 29 June, 2020.

Officers said they had arrested and charged a 22-year-old man following the raid at a shop in the Warriston area of the city on Saturday morning.Officers said they had arrested and charged a 22-year-old man following the raid at a shop in the Warriston area of the city on Saturday morning.
Officers said they had arrested and charged a 22-year-old man following the raid at a shop in the Warriston area of the city on Saturday morning.

Police investigating said a man entered the store on Montagu Terrace at around 7:40am on May 9, wearing a black face covering and a black hooded top.

He is alleged to have brandished a knife, threatening staff to open the till.

Officers said he fled minutes later with a sum of cash.

Detective Sergeant Dougal Begg, of Corstorphine CID, said at the time: “Thankfully nobody was injured in the incident but this was a frightening experience for the member of staff.”

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Anyone with information call 101, quoting incident 0924 of 9 May, or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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