Man used 'tree branch' in two shop robberies
POLICE are hunting a man who threatened shop staff with a tree branch before stealing money in two raids.
The first happened just before 9.50pm last Saturday as the Sainsbury's store in Arnold Lane, Gedling, was closing.
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The suspect threatened staff with the branch – said to be a "large stick" – and demanded money before escaping with cash and cigarettes.
The same man is believed to have struck again around 9.50pm on Wednesday at the Co-operative store in Gedling Road. Staff were again threatened with a branch but the man left empty-handed.
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No one was injured.
The offender is described as white, in his early 20s and of slim build. He was wearing a Nike hooded top, black tracksuit bottoms with white stripes down the side, black trainers and a scarf covering his face.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact Carlton CID on 101 ext 811 6635.
Comments
by AmazedinNotts
Tuesday, January 24 2012, 10:21AM
“I wonder if he's researched his family tree?”
by Neo_MadBadger
Monday, January 23 2012, 10:11PM
“Otherwise I will be very saw.”
by Neo_MadBadger
Monday, January 23 2012, 10:10PM
“I bough down to all of your arboreal puns. However, I believe that this thief must have roots in Nottingham and an idea as to his identity. I am about to make a trunk call to Notts police. Let's hope they don't cherry-pick as usual.”
by starving
Monday, January 23 2012, 9:48PM
“Well he did not go out to make himself poplar!
He must have been nuts.
He thought he could run rings around the wooden tops.
Come on chaps start rooting around for more puns there must be a forest of them out there.”
by FTID81
Monday, January 23 2012, 2:27PM
“Leave it out guys, this is a serious story and all these jokes are just getting a bit woodern...”
by AmazedinNotts
Monday, January 23 2012, 2:04PM
“This sounds like a high-level crime-they need to involve Special Branch...”
by starving
Sunday, January 22 2012, 7:29PM
“He thought it was a fork! Well you wood woodn't yew!
I'll now go and lie down.
To the woods!”
by BLawrenson
Sunday, January 22 2012, 12:43PM
“He must be barking mad. Didn't the staff twig that it wasn't a weapon before they stumped up the cash ? He really needs pruning down to size.”
by qzectbum
Sunday, January 22 2012, 12:12PM
“Police are stumped.”
by Smith1980
Saturday, January 21 2012, 7:15PM
“Leaf it out.”