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York shop owner refuses to hand over till money to knife-wielding robber

14 Aug, 2018 by YorkMix | Crime, News

The police have released this CCTV image of a man they want to speak to

A shop owner defied a man brandishing a knife in a daylight robbery in York.

The robber left with no money after the owner of the Gold Mine Mini Market on Haxby Road refused to open his till.

Police have issued a CCTV image of a man they would like to speak to in connection with the incident, which took place at 11.10am on Monday (August 13).

A North Yorkshire Police spokesman said:

  • A man entered the store and initially asked for an amount of tobacco.

    He is then believed to have produced a knife and went on to threaten the shop owner into opening the till drawer.

    The shop owner refused and the man left the shop with just the tobacco.

Do you know him?

The Gold Mine Mini Market is on the corner of Haxby Road and Walpole Street. Photograph © Google Street View
The man police want to talk to spoke with a Yorkshire accent. Police have issued this description of him.

Have you seen him?

The suspect is…

white
5ft 9ins tall
slim to medium build
aged in his early 20s
with short light brown hair
and two or three either scratches or scars on the right hand side of his face.

He was wearing

black Adidas trousers
with three white stripes down either leg
and black trainers with a white sole.

Officers are asking members of the public to get in touch as a matter or urgency if they recognise the man in the image, as he may hold information that is key to the investigation.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact North Yorkshire Police – details below.

north-yorkshire-police-logo-25How to help the police

Call North Yorkshire Police on 101, select option 2 and ask for Lauren Shuttleworth
Or call Crimestoppers 0800 555 111
Email Lauren Shuttleworth here
Quote reference number 12180150305

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