Robber caught on CCTV raiding a Spar shop
- 5 years ago
A prolific robber who was released from prison early is back behind bars after he was caught on CCTV raiding a shop before being restrained by customers. Drug addict Stephen Ball, 31, was carrying a baseball bat when he and an accomplice, who was armed with a machete, burst into a Spar store. Staff were threatened by the raider with the machete, who demanded to be taken to the warehouse area of the shop on Abbey Road, Lower Gornal, Dudley, West Mids. Footage shows Ball jump behind the counter and empty cigarettes and tobacco into a bag during the raid which took place at around 10pm on October 23.