A man allegedly threatened workers at a village newsagent and service station with a hidden weapon in two robberies carried out within minutes of each other.
Avon and Somerset Constabulary is investigating the incidents at the unnamed businesses in Congresbury in North Somerset yesterday morning (August 31).
Police say the service station was targeted at 10.05am, before a nearby newsagent was also robbed five minutes later.
The man threatened staff with a weapon hidden in his jacket before making off with cash and cigarettes in a vehicle.
No-one was hurt in either incident.
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Police have examined both scenes while CCTV footage is being viewed.
Since the incidents, a 31-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of both robberies as well as driving a motor vehicle while on drugs.
The man remains in custody and enquiries are ongoing.
Anyone with information should contact police on 101.
