Premier, Bury Road (Image: Google Street View)
A man is due to appear in court today on a charge of robbery after a retail worker was threatened with a crossbow and meat cleaver.
Peter Nokes, 31, of Middle Street in Southsea, is accused of entering the Premier store on Bury Road, Gosport.
He is accused of threatening a member of staff with a crossbow and a meat cleaver before stealing £160 worth of cash and cigarettes.
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Following a police investigation, Noakes was issued a summons to appear at Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court to face one charge of robbery on Thursday, December 5.
The incident is said to have happened at around 6am on August 30, 2022,
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