Armed robbery suspects arrested after raid at Telford Spar

Three suspects have been arrested after an armed robbery in Telford.

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Armed police in Leegomery after a robbery at the Spar

Armed officers were sent to Leegomery after the robbery at the Spar at Leegomery Centre at around 8am Tuesday.

The area was cordoned off as a police helicopter was scrambled along with a dog unit and the nearby area was searched.

Three men were later arrested on suspicion of armed robbery, West Mercia Police has confirmed.

The force has not yet said where the men were arrested but officers were guarding a house in Chockleys Meadow, around half a mile away from the Spar.

Woodland and green space south of the Spar was being searched in the hours after the robbery while officers armed with semi-automatic weapons guarded the scene.