Sutton shopkeeper who fought off knife wielding robber praised by Nottinghamshire Police

Officers were called to a shop in Forest Street at around 7.15pm on February 7 after a 17-year-old carrying a knife was reported to have attempt to threaten a man into handing over cash.

The shopkeeper is believed to have resisted and disarmed the suspect before pinning the robber to the floor until police arrived.

A 17-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of robbery when officers attended the scene.

The victim was cut on their hand during the incident but the injury is not believed to be serious according to police.

Detective Sergeant Mark Shaw, who is leading the investigation into the attempted robbery, said: “This was an incredibly brave act by the shopkeeper who put themselves at risk in order to apprehend a suspect.

“The quick response by officers combined with his actions meant a boy was arrested in connection with this report. We are now questioning him as part of our enquiries.

“While we would never encourage anyone to escalate and incident or put themselves in danger, the victim did a fantastic job and enabled police to take over, bringing the incident to as safe a conclusion as possible.

“The victim was injured in the incident but thankfully he was not seriously hurt.”

Anyone with any information on the incident is urged to contact Nottinghamshire Police on 101 quoting incident number 563 of 7 February 2021.

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