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Village shop targeted again as cigarettes stolen and taxi window smashed

byDaniel Jae Webb
14 June 2023 • 5.08pm
Village shop targeted again as cigarettes stolen and taxi window smashed
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A Wiltshire village shop had been targeted by thieves for a second time in two weeks.

Police officers responded to reports of a burglary in progress at Central Convenience Store in Silver Street, Potterne, at 11.50pm on 7 June.

It’s believed three males wearing all-black clothing broke into the building via a window.

They took cigarettes – understood to be worth hundreds of pounds – and fled in a black Land Rover Discovery.

Moments before fleeing, one of the men is said to have smashed the passenger window of a nearby taxi with what is thought to have been a baseball bat.

It follows a similar incident back overnight between 26 May and 27 May, where people broke into the building by smashing a window – stealing alcohol.

A spokesperson for Wiltshire Police said: “Our enquiries are ongoing and no arrests have been made.

“Any witnesses or anyone with information is asked to contact us on 101 quoting reference 54230059747.”


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