Man wanted over Yorkshire Bank shooting now in police custody

A man wanted in connection with a bank robbery in Rotherham is now in custody, police have announced.

By The Newsroom

Published 16th Mar 2016, 16:30 BST

Updated 16th Mar 2016, 16:36 BST

Scene of armed robbery at the Yorkshire Bank on Broad Street in Parkgate near Rotherham
Picture Dean Atkins — Scene of armed robbery at the Yorkshire Bank on Broad Street in Parkgate near Rotherham Picture Dean Atkins

An appeal was launched in The Star on Wednesday for Paul smith, aged 44, to come forward as officers believed he could hold vital information about the robbery.

Three men targeted Yorkshire Bank in Broad Street, Parkgate, at about 8.50am on January 29 before driving over a woman after stealing her car as they fled the scene.

Three men and five woman are on bail after being arrested on suspicion of robbery.

Anyone with information should call 101.