Knife suspect quizzed after shop raid
A MAN has been arrested by police after allegedly brandishing a knife during a raid at a South Shields store.
Police were called to a newsagents in Green Lane, South Shields, at 12.45pm today following reports of a disturbance there.
It is claimed a window was broken during a disturbance at the shop.
A Northumbria Police spokeswoman said a man had been arrested on suspicion of racially aggravated damage, and is currently helping police with their inquiries.
Anyone who witnessed the incident should call police, tel: 03456 043 043
The arrest comes just a day after police on South Tyneside launched a crackdown on knife crime in the borough.
Dubbed 'Taking knives off your streets' the police campaign calls for mandatory jail sentences for people caught carrying blades in public.
The full article contains 137 words and appears in Shields Gazette newspaper.
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Last Updated:
25 July 2008 4:15 PM
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Source:
Shields Gazette
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Location:
South Shields
