North Yorkshire Police have arrested a suspect after a knifepoint robbery in Harrogate.
It happened at a petrol station on Wetherby Road just after 8pm on Sunday (6th October).
A man entered the building holding a knife, threatened staff and stole tobacco before making off in a car.
Police quickly identified and located the car travelling on the A658 into the West Yorkshire area.
Just after 9pm, as more police units approached the car, it was brought to a halt, and the man inside was arrested on suspicion of robbery.
A knife and suspected stolen tobacco was also recovered.
The man, in his 50s and from Bradford, remains in police custody at this time.

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