Man, 28, arrested over knife robbery of Vlissingen petrol station

Police arrested a 28-year-old man from Goes on Sunday 25 October over the robbery of a petrol station on the Sloeweg in Vlissingen. He is in custody and is being questioned.

During the robbery, an employee was threatened with a knife and had to hand over money from the till. The robber fled and the alarm was raised immediately. Several police cars drove to the Sloeweg, and officers had a clear description of the suspect. A Burgernet message, a police alert system, was sent to local residents.

Police made the arrest after several days of investigation. It was on the order of the public prosecutor and not in the act.