Rugby’s Area Commander, Chief Inspector Angus Eagles has praised the “speedy response and great teamwork” that led to three arrests after a robbery at a shop in the town centre. 

Two people wearing balaclavas are understood to have gone into a shop on Church Street shortly before 4pm yesterday (Tuesday). They threatened the shop assistants and assaulted one, before taking a quantity of mobile phones and leaving the store in a vehicle. The victims were thankfully uninjured but left shaken up.  

Thanks to reports from vigilant members of the public we were able to send officers to the area where we arrested two 17-year-old boys and a 24-year-old man on suspicion of robbery. All three remain in police custody. 

Ch Insp Eagles said: “This was a frightening incident for the shop workers and we’re doing everything we can to piece together exactly what happened. 

“Thanks to a speedy initial response and great teamwork and support from partners and the public, we were able to make three arrests rapidly and recover all the stolen property. 

“We understand this may have caused some shock in the community.  We’ll have officers in the town centre today (Wednesday) conducting patrols and providing reassurance. Please talk to them if you have any questions or information that could help. 

“If you witnessed the robbery, were in the area at the time, or have phone footage, please get in touch with us as soon as possible. 

“Any information – no matter how small – may be helpful as our investigation progresses.” 

Anyone with information is asked to contact us or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 quoting incident 216 of 10 June.