Undercover police officers tackle phone raiders with help of shop assistant

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19 Aug 2025 • 3:11 PM MYT
The Independent
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  • 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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