Masked knifeman threatens staff at Shrewsbury shop
An armed robber threatened staff with a knife at a Shrewsbury supermarket.
The man, wearing a balaclava terrified staff at the Mid Counties Co-op in Mount Pleasant in the town on Monday morning.
Several police cars responded to 999 calls from the store.
No-one was hurt in the incident.
A spokesperson for West Mercia police said: "At just after 11.40am Monday police were called to the Co-operative Shop, in Mount Pleasant Road, in Shrewsbury.
"A man wearing a balaclava entered the shop and threatened members of staff with a knife and demanded money and cigarettes."
Police said that shortly after the incident a 22-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of robbery and taken into custody.
The store was sealed off for several hours as forensic investigation of the scene took place.
