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An armed robber was on the run for three weeks before being put back into custody. Leon Passmore was jailed for six years for robbery and possession of an imitation gun after a raid on a betting shop in December 2008.

Police have paired up with a famous motoring accessory chain of shops to offer free fitting of anti-theft devices to stem the rate of number plate thefts.

Questions are being asked as to how a protester got past security to disrupt Tony Blair’s evidence at the Leveson Inquiry.

Arsonists have been blamed for two separate incidents of fire at the beginning of the week. Firefighters at West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service on Monday had to attend in the afternoon multiple fires raging in some men’s public toilets.

Police this week swooped on various dealers’ yards and their haul included a large dragon the size of a horse stolen from Teddington valued at £3,200 plus VAT.

It was announced today (Friday, May 18) that a fourth person has been arrested in connection with the estimated £18 million worth of art stolen from the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge.

Two trailers were taken in a farm raid in Lincolnshire.

Promises of “strict safeguards” have been attached to plans to make it easier for the police and intelligence agencies to monitor e-mails, phone calls and internet use.

A shop owner was confronted by a gang brandishing guns and a knife. The robbery took place at a north-western flower shop, where one of the men was killed by pensioner owner Cecil Coley.

Thieves allegedly tried to use two diggers while attempting to rob a store. Police are investigating the matter that one JCB-style vehicle ran out of fuel, forcing the gang to steal another one.

An environmental site was considered too dangerous according to inspectors. Their verdict was the landfill facility run by Swansea council could have an explosion or fire. The report said waste had been spread over a gas collection main.

A man was released on bail after holding up the annual boat race. Trenton Oldfield (35) was charged under the Public Order Act following his bizarre act of “protest”.