Man arrested after stores robbed at knifepoint
Police sealed off part of Angel Road after a man scaled the roof of a house
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Police have arrested a man in his 20s after two stores were robbed at knifepoint.
Officers were called after reports a man with a knife had gone into Silver Road Post Office and Angel Road Stores in Norwich and demanded money between 16:00 and 18:00 BST on Sunday.
He left the post office - which is also a newsagent's - with 拢300 to 拢400 in cash.
A police negotiator was then called to speak to a man who had climbed on to the roof of a terraced house in Angel Road.
An armed response vehicle and the fire and ambulance services were also called to the scene, with a roadblock in place until 18:15 BST.
Police said a man had been arrested on suspicion of robbery and possession of an offensive weapon.
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