Staff at Stansted service station threatened with knife and firearm in armed robbery

Two suspects entered the Cambridge Road garage on Wednesday evening

Author: Ellie CloutePublished 29th Sep 2023

Essex Police are investigating after an armed robbery at a service station in Stansted on Wednesday evening (September 27).

It's reported two suspects entered the garage on Cambridge Road and threatened staff with a firearm and a knife before stealing alcohol and cigarettes, before police were called just after 10:30pm on Wednesday.

No arrests have been made.

Police are appealing for witnesses and information, or if drivers have dashcam footage from around the area to get in touch, quoting incident 1505 of 27 September.

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