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Post Office store in Swindon closed after attempted robbery

byDaniel Jae Webb
13 December 2018 | 3.08pm
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A Post Office in Swindon has been closed this afternoon following a robbery attempt.

Police officers raced to the store in Purton Road, Moredon, at around 1.30pm today.

A male suspect tried to force open one of the internal doors, but failed and ran off.

A detective from Wiltshire Police remained at the scene at 3pm. The store is closed to customers, and isn’t expected to reopen today.

Luckily, no one was injuries during the incident, a police spokesperson confirmed.

Anyone with information relating to this incident should contact Wiltshire Police by calling 101. Alternatively, you can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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