POLICE have released an update about a male who was arrested in connection with four robberies in Wibsey.

The robberies were reported in the area between Monday and Thursday this week. 

One of the offences happened at a convenience store on Brownroyd Hill Road on Tuesday.

A group of males entered the shop and threatened staff inside. A number of items were stolen.

The other offences happened in the Wibsey Park area on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings. In all of the offences, male victims were approached and threatened by masked suspects with weapons who then stole property. 

Nobody was injured in the offences, West Yorkshire Police said.

Sergeant Paul Wharton, of the Bradford South Neighbourhood Policing Team, said: "We realise these offences are causing concern to residents in the Wibsey area and I can promise them a full investigation is ongoing into what took place by our colleagues at Bradford CID.

"The offences are being treated as linked and a male has been arrested in connection with these matters."

This afternoon, a West Yorkshire Police spokesperson told the Telegraph & Argus that the arrested male had been bailed pending further enquiries.

Investigations are continuing and anyone with information about the offences should contact Bradford CID on 101 or via www.westyorkshire.police.uk/livechat, referencing police crime number 13240123627.

Yesterday, fears of violent disorder outside a Wibsey secondary school led to children being collected early and a police presence being put in place.

Bradford Telegraph and Argus: A long queue formed as parents gathered at the school to pick up their childrenA long queue formed as parents gathered at the school to pick up their children

A sequence of alarming posts on social media, against the backdrop of the robberies in the area, led to unusual measures being put in place at Buttershaw Business and Enterprise College.

The school cancelled all after-school activities yesterday, told parents they could pick up their children early if they wished, and advised children to stick to main roads when walking home, avoiding Wibsey Park and secluded areas.

There were anxious scenes as parents queued outside the school to collect their children early, with some waiting for over an hour.

Children are advised to go to school as normal on Monday.

A West Yorkshire Police spokesperson said yesterday: "Police attended Buttershaw Business and Enterprise College following concerns raised by the school about social media activity which suggested violent disorder would occur outside the premises at the end of the school day.

"Officers spoke with the school and an increased police presence was put in place to assist pupils with leaving the premises safely."