[20 MAR 01] CRIMES, FIRES & ACCIDENTS
Coventry Petrol Station Attacked By Robber

The wave of attacks on shops in an small part of Coventry has continued, with a man armed with a knife holding up a petrol station.

The attack happened at the BP station in Butts in Earlsdon at 6am yesterday.

A man armed with an eight-inch knife went into the shop, and threatened the male cashier, who locked himself in an office.

The attacker took more than £100 from the till and left through the fire exit.

He is white, aged 25 to 30, slim and has a two-inch scar running horizontally under his left eye.

He was wearing a dark Parka jacket, jeans and had a black scarf across the lower part of his face.

Witnesses should call police on 024 7653 9040.

The attack follows a raid the day before at Snappy Tomato Pizza in Spon End, a hold-up at an off-licence in Providence Street, a street robbery at gun point.

There have also been two till snatches, at the One-Stop Convenience Store and the Co-op in Earlsdon Street, and a raid with a knife at Victoria Wine in Albany Road.

SEE: [20 MAR 01] CITY PIZZA SHOP HELD UP BY KNIFE ATTACKER
SEE: [18 MAR 01] COVENTRY OFF LICENCE HIT BY KNIFE MAN
SEE: [18 MAR 01] GUN POINTED AT MAN IN CITY STREET ATTACK