Norton incident: Man arrested on suspicion of robbery
Cleveland Police officers were called to the scene at Betfred at about 7.20pm. A 20-year-old man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of robbery as well as attempting to cause grievous bodily harm in relation to a separate incident. He remains in police custody at the time.
A Cleveland Police spokesperson said: "Officers were called to Norton High Street at around 7.20pm on Tuesday evening (January 2) following reports of a robbery. "A 20-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of robbery as well as attempting to cause grievous bodily harm in relation to a separate incident.
"He remains in police custody at this time." An employee at Ladbrokes, down the road from Betfred where the incident took place, explained that there had been a large police presence. She said: "I didn't see anything of the incident itself but there were a lot of police here.
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Pictures from the scene showed Crime Scene Investigators inside Betfred looking for evidence.
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