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Undercover police officers tackle phone raiders with help of shop assistant

Undercover police officers tackle phone shop raiders with help of shop assistant
  • A sales assistant in Wiltshire assisted undercover police in stopping a phone shop raid by pushing the raiders out of the store.
  • Footage released by Chippenham Police on Monday, 18 August 2025, captured the incident at a shop in Borough Parade.
  • Police had received intelligence that an organised criminal group was targeting the store and had officers on standby.
  • All six men involved in the attempted raid pleaded guilty to conspiracy to steal and were subsequently sentenced at Swindon Crown Court.
  • Watch the video in full above.
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