Bradford Man Jailed For Armed Robbery

    A man from Bradford who subjected petrol station staff to a terrifying ordeal in an armed robbery has been jailed.

    Scott Howley aged 38, from Holmewood was sentenced to 5 years at Bradford Crown Court on 2nd February after being found guilty of committing an offence of robbery at a petrol station on Tong Street, Bradford.

    The offence took place in the early hours of February 26th 2021 after Howley and another individual entered the store and threatened a staff member with a knife.

    The victim was bound to a chair in the ordeal which ended when thieves fled with thousands of pounds worth of stock.

    Howley was identified following a number of specialist enquiries by forensic specialists and later arrested and charged.

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