Teenager appears in dock following alleged robbery bid at Peterhead store

A teenager has appeared in court in connection with an attempted robbery at a Peterhead store.

Jay Jamieson has been arrested and charged with assault and attempted robbery, theft by shoplifting, possession of an offensive weapon and attempting to pervert the course of justice.

His arrest comes after police officers received reports of the attempted robbery at the Premier convenience store in the Meethill area of the town at around 3.30pm last Thursday, June 16.

The 19-year-old made no plea at the behind-closed-doors hearing at Aberdeen Sheriff Court and was committed for further examination.

Jamieson was remanded in custody until his next appearance.

Police arrested man within two days

Officers launched an investigation and appealed for witnesses, adding that nobody was injured in the incident.

Jamieson was arrested on Saturday and held in police custody and appeared in court yesterday.

He will appear in court again within the next eight days.

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