{"id":278399,"date":"2025-07-20T22:13:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-20T22:13:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/278399\/"},"modified":"2025-07-20T22:13:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T22:13:14","slug":"police-race-to-scots-shop-and-seal-off-street-amid-major-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/278399\/","title":{"rendered":"Police race to Scots shop and seal off street amid major incident"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>POLICE have sealed off a street in the east end of Glasgow amid a major ongoing <strong>emergency incident.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/topic\/cops\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cops<\/a> raced to a shop on Budhill Avenue, in the Springboig area, at around this evening.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Police officers at the scene of an armed robbery in Glasgow.\" height=\"720\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"Supplied\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/armed-robbery-east-end-glasgow-1011291889.jpg\" data-caption=\"Police have locked down a street in the east end of Glasgow\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/armed-robbery-east-end-glasgow-1011291889.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>5<\/p>\n<p>Police have locked down a street in the east end of GlasgowCredit: Supplied<a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Police at the scene of an armed robbery at a Scotmid Coop in Glasgow.\" height=\"720\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"Supplied\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/armed-robbery-east-end-glasgow-1011291884.jpg\" data-caption=\"Officers raced to the street at around 7pm\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/armed-robbery-east-end-glasgow-1011291884.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>5<\/p>\n<p>Officers raced to the street at around 7pmCredit: Supplied<a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A Co-op store employee in Glasgow, behind a counter full of magazines and candy.\" height=\"720\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"Supplied\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/co-op-budhill-glasgow-supplied-1011296242.jpg\" data-caption=\"What appeared to be police workers were seen in the store late into the evening\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/co-op-budhill-glasgow-supplied-1011296242.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>5<\/p>\n<p>What appeared to be police workers were seen in the store late into the eveningCredit: Supplied<\/p>\n<p>Officers cordoned off a Scotmid <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/topic\/co-op\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Co-op<\/a> store at the corner of the street, blocking access to the public. <\/p>\n<p>A large <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/topic\/police\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">police<\/a> van has been spotted parked at the scene directly outside the shop.<\/p>\n<p>Officers were called to the store, which is close to Shettleston train station, when the alarm was raised at around 7pm.<\/p>\n<p>Blue tape has been erected around the area, with numerous officers standing guard.<\/p>\n<p>It covers the area around the Scotmid shop, which sits on the corner of the street, and the tape stretches around the bend of the road.<\/p>\n<p>No one is being allowed access to get through this section of the road.<\/p>\n<p>And it is also blocking anyone from accessing the now-closed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/topic\/greggs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Greggs<\/a> branch, which is located next door.<\/p>\n<p>It is unclear what sparked the emergency response.<\/p>\n<p>However, officers appear to have concentrated their efforts on the Scotmid shop.<\/p>\n<p>Concerned locals have flocked to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/topic\/social-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> after hearing of the incident in the Budhill area.<\/p>\n<p>Shocking moment car FIREBOMBED in broad daylight in Scots street<\/p>\n<p>One local said they noticed an increased police presence at around 8pm.<\/p>\n<p>While another said they saw a helicopter circling the skies above the area at around 8.30pm.<\/p>\n<p>Someone else wrote: &#8220;Hope everyone is ok&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>While a fourth chimed in: &#8220;Hope all the lovely staff are ok&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/topic\/police-scotland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Police Scotland<\/a> has been contacted for comment.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A Co-op store in Budhill, Glasgow.\" height=\"720\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"Supplied\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/co-op-budhill-glasgow-supplied-1011296253.jpg\" data-caption=\"Officers are focusing their efforts inside the shop\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/co-op-budhill-glasgow-supplied-1011296253.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>5<\/p>\n<p>Officers are focusing their efforts inside the shopCredit: Supplied<a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Police at the scene of an armed robbery at a Scotmid Coop in Glasgow.\" height=\"720\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"Supplied\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/armed-robbery-east-end-glasgow-1011291888_b2d201.jpg\" data-caption=\"A police van was seen parked outside a Scotmid shop tonight\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/armed-robbery-east-end-glasgow-1011291888_b2d201.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>5<\/p>\n<p>A police van was seen parked outside a Scotmid shop tonightCredit: Supplied<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"POLICE have sealed off a street in the east end of Glasgow amid a major ongoing emergency 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