Three people arrested after attempted Robbery at Chester Road Spar

Three people have been arrested after an attempt to rob the Spar store on Chester Road, Northumbria Police have announced.

In a statement the force stated: *A suspected robber ended his night in one of our custody cells after he was arrested within three minutes of a shop raid.

At 9pm on Sunday, we were alerted to a robbery ongoing at Spar on Chester Road in Sunderland.

Three offenders had entered the store and threatened the shop worker, demanding the till and tobacco before making off.

We were at the scene within three minutes and detained a 35-year-old suspect nearby.

Neighbourhood and response officers then teamed up to identify two further suspects believed to have been involved.

Within half an hour, a woman, 34, and man, 42, were also arrested. All three suspects remain in police custody .

Brilliant teamwork by everyone involved!*