Armed raid on Pontefract jewellers - third person arrested
A third person has been arrested after a gang of masked robbers - one brandishing a firearm - raided a jewellers in Pontefract town centre.
Police said a group of four entered Kingston Jewellers on Ropergate last Thursday (September 11) at around 2.35pm.
They threatened staff in the store before making off with a large quantity of jeweller in a car which was later found burnt out on wasteland off Wakefield Road.
No-one was injured in the incident.
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Hide AdA man was arrested last night (Wednesday) and remains in police custody.
A man and a woman - arrested earlier this week - have been released on police bail, pending further enquiries.
Anyone with any information should call Wakefield CID on 101 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555111.