Man threatens cashier with knife in Hull and steels £200

Humberside Police are appealing for information.

Author: Rebecca QuarmbyPublished 20th Feb 2023

A man has threatened a cashier at a Jet garage in Hull with a knife and fled the scene with £200 cash.

Police officers investigating the robbery at the garage on Sutton Road in Hull are appealing for witnesses and information.

A spokesperson from Humberside Police, said:

"The burglary happened on Friday 17 February 2023 at 6am.  A man, described as white, of slim build in his mid-20s, wearing a high viz jacket, grey bobble hat and a grey scarf covering his face, entered the petrol station and walked behind the cashier desk.  

"He threatened the cashier with a knife and demanded money.£200 cash was stolen, and the offender fled the scene. The cashier was thankfully not harmed but was very shaken by the robbery.

"We are appealing for anyone who saw anyone acting suspiciously or that may have seen anything that would assist with our enquiries to call us on our non-emergency number 101 quoting log 76 of 17 February 2023."