TWO men will appear in court accused of being involved in five armed robberies.
Police Scotland confirmed today that they have arrested and charged the men, aged 30 and 24.
The arrests come after staff at the William Hill Bookmakers in St Leonards Square, East Kilbride were threatened by a man before he made off with a quantity of cash on June 1.
Later that night, staff in the Spar Store at The Cross in Stonehouse were subject to a similar attack.
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On June 5 into June 6, three other similar incidents took place, one at Murco Service Station on Townend Road, Dumbarton, another at the Old Coach Road Service Station on Old Coach Road in East Kilbride and another at the BP Queensway North Service Station on Queensway, East Kilbride where two men entered the premises, and threatened staff and made of with cash.
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No-one was injured during any of the incidents, however, staff were left badly shaken.
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The men are due to appear at Hamilton Sheriff Court on Friday. A report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.
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