[15 SEP 00] CRIMES, FIRES & ACCIDENTS
Teenagers Use Gun In Supermarket Sweep

Three teenagers, one possibly as young as 13, threatened Coventry supermarket staff with a pistol and stole cash and mobile phone cards yesterday.

The trio walked into the Spa supermarket in Parkhill Drive, Eastern Green at 10.35pm brandishing the gun and a steering wheel lock.

They forced staff to open the safe and took money and mobile phone cards.

DC Julian Powell urged anyone who saw the three youths acting suspiciously before the raid to contact officers at Little Park Street CID on 024 7653 9010.

One attacker is white, medium build, in his late teens and about 6ft. he was wearing jogging bottoms, a dark hooded top, a balaclava and gloves.

The second is 5ft 4ins, stocky and aged about 13 or 14. He was wearing a bright blue tracksuit top with three black stripes down the arm, and a balaclava.

The third is aged between 14 and 16, 5ft 7ins, and was wearing a dark blue Nike jacket with a red tick on the back. He had blue jeans and dirty white trainers.

DC Powell also appealed to anyone who has been offered a mobile phone card to get in touch. The cards taken were for Orange, BT Cellnet, Vodafone and One 2 One.