Hastings petrol station ‘robbery’: Factory worker charged and appears in court
Police were called to the Esso garage in Bohemia Road at around 5.15am on Sunday (October 24) following reports a man entered the store in possession of a firearm.
The suspect left shortly afterwards with a quantity of cigarettes and alcohol, officers said.
Nobody was injured in the incident.
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Hide AdOn Sunday evening, officers arrested a man on suspicion of robbery. A firearm was found during a subsequent search of an address in the town, police said.
A spokesperson for Sussex Police said George Humphreys, a factory worker, from Cornwallis Gardens, Hastings, was later charged with robbery and possessing an imitation firearm in a public place.
He appeared before Brighton Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday (October 26).
He was remanded in custody to appear before the Crown Court on November 23.