Man arrested in connection with robbery at Swindon shop

By Jamie Hill - 23 September 2020

Crime

A 35 year old man has been arrested after a robbery which took place at around 8.30pm on Monday night (21/09) at the One Stop Shop in Guildford Avenue, Lawns making off with a shopping basket containing a quantity of tobacco. Following the incident Wiltshire Police launched an appeal for information using CCTV images.

A police spokesman said: "Thank you to everyone who assisted with the CCTV appeal about a robbery at the One Stop Shop in Lawns, Swindon.



"A 35-year-old local man has been arrested on suspicion of robbery and is currently in custody at Gablecross Police Station.



"We would continue to urge anyone with information about the incident, which happened at 8.30pm on Monday night (21/09) to call Wiltshire Police on 101 quoting crime reference 54200095509."

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