Teenager arrested after 'fake gun used to steal car and rob petrol station'

A 19-year-old man has been arrested following two incidents on May 9.

Teenager arrested after ‘fake gun used to steal car and rob petrol station’ in Inverness Getty Images

A teenager has been arrested after an imitation firearm was used to steal a car and rob a petrol station in Inverness.

The two robberies took place on the evening of May 9 with the first on Dores Road around 9.40pm where a car was stolen.

The second happened just ten minutes later at a petrol station on Longman Road where a quantity of cash was stolen.

Both robberies involved an imitation firearm and nobody was injured, police said.

A 19-year-old man has been arrested in connection and enquiries are ongoing.

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