Geezah
05-04-2006, 10:10 AM
A woman shopkeeper bravely ordered an armed robber out of her second-hand store yesterday lunchtime - despite him demanding money at gunpoint.
Sam Jarrett refused to hand over cash from the till, despite the threats from the masked raider.
The attempted robbery happened at around 1.15pm at G. Jarrett's second-hand store on Old Palace Road, Norwich.
Mrs Jarrett, 54, said: “A young man came into the shop and asked me for the money. He had a balaclava over his head and a gun and he was poking it at me, it looked like a real gun, but I said to him that I had not got any money.
“He asked again and I shouted at him to go away and he left.
“I think he was nervous and I was nervous and we were both as frightened as each other. To be honest, I thought he was messing about and I did not realise it was real until he had gone.
“It was only when I rang the police that I realised what had happened and I started shaking a bit but the police were really helpful.”
Police say the attacker made off on foot from the premises empty-handed leaving the woman shocked and shaken but unhurt.
The offender is described as being white, between 18 and 25 years old and of slim build. He was about 5ft 7ins tall and was wearing a green Parka-style coat with the hood up and scruffy/spiky-looking dark brown hair sticking out.
Police are keen to speak to any pedestrians or motorists who may have seen the man leaving the store or walking in the area.
The raid follows similar armed attacks on shopkeepers over the last few days but police say it is too early to say whether they are linked.
Last week a cleaner at The Lavender House restaurant at Brundall had a sawn-off shotgun thrust into her neck during a raid and a baker was forced to hand over £200 from a cashpoint by robbers believed to have been armed with a shotgun
Last night Det Sgt Nigel Richards said: “This is an incident we are taking extremely seriously because of the nature of it and that there was a firearm involved. At this stage it is too early to say whether it is connected with other jobs.”
Det Sgt Richards said that while Mrs Jarrett was courageous in standing her ground with the attacker, he warned people not to put themselves at risk when faced with such an incident.
“Clearly her instinct kicked in but it is not something I would recommend members of the public to do.”
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Sam Jarrett refused to hand over cash from the till, despite the threats from the masked raider.
The attempted robbery happened at around 1.15pm at G. Jarrett's second-hand store on Old Palace Road, Norwich.
Mrs Jarrett, 54, said: “A young man came into the shop and asked me for the money. He had a balaclava over his head and a gun and he was poking it at me, it looked like a real gun, but I said to him that I had not got any money.
“He asked again and I shouted at him to go away and he left.
“I think he was nervous and I was nervous and we were both as frightened as each other. To be honest, I thought he was messing about and I did not realise it was real until he had gone.
“It was only when I rang the police that I realised what had happened and I started shaking a bit but the police were really helpful.”
Police say the attacker made off on foot from the premises empty-handed leaving the woman shocked and shaken but unhurt.
The offender is described as being white, between 18 and 25 years old and of slim build. He was about 5ft 7ins tall and was wearing a green Parka-style coat with the hood up and scruffy/spiky-looking dark brown hair sticking out.
Police are keen to speak to any pedestrians or motorists who may have seen the man leaving the store or walking in the area.
The raid follows similar armed attacks on shopkeepers over the last few days but police say it is too early to say whether they are linked.
Last week a cleaner at The Lavender House restaurant at Brundall had a sawn-off shotgun thrust into her neck during a raid and a baker was forced to hand over £200 from a cashpoint by robbers believed to have been armed with a shotgun
Last night Det Sgt Nigel Richards said: “This is an incident we are taking extremely seriously because of the nature of it and that there was a firearm involved. At this stage it is too early to say whether it is connected with other jobs.”
Det Sgt Richards said that while Mrs Jarrett was courageous in standing her ground with the attacker, he warned people not to put themselves at risk when faced with such an incident.
“Clearly her instinct kicked in but it is not something I would recommend members of the public to do.”
Link (http://new.edp24.co.uk/content/news/story.aspx?brand=EDPOnline&category=News&tBrand=edponline&tCategory=news&itemid=NOED03%20May%202006%2012%3A35%3A14%3A317)
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