Police have confirmed an arrest has been made after a car was robbed at knifepoint in Wrexham. 

At 8.10pm last night (10 April) Wrexham Police received reports of a robbery involving the theft of a car from Ffordd Llanerch, Afoneitha.

The report stated that two males, one of whom held a knife, had approached a male car driver and his passenger.

Both suspects made threats to harm the car’s occupants, who then exited the vehicle.

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The car, a blue Vauxhall Astra, was then driven away by the suspects in the direction of Plas Madoc.

The report prompted a significant police response, involving patrol officers, Armed Response Vehicles and dog units, with aerial support provided by NPAS.

Responding officers subsequently located the vehicle, which was found abandoned close to Aberderfyn Road, near Ponciau.

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Follow-up inquiries resulted in the arrest of an 18-year-old suspect at an address in Penycae.

Chief Inspector Gavin Gilmore said: “Clearly this crime was serious in nature and I’d like to reassure the public that this was an isolated incident.

“Our inquiries remain ongoing, but we have established that the suspect’s motivation may have related to a previous domestic issue and that the victim was deliberately targeted.

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“I would also like to praise the multi-unit police response, which resulted in the swift safeguarding of the victim, the locating of the stolen vehicle and the arrest of one suspect.

“We expect to make further arrests soon in relation to this incident.”

Anyone with further information in relation to this crime can report online: https://orlo.uk/ae1vn or via 101 quoting incident reference 22000246477.