53 h. ago No monkey business! Moment thieves steal huge gorilla statue from indoor market before police swoop just minutes later

Brian Rumley, 50, and Michael O'Brien, 52, were seen stumbling through Darlington town centre, County Durham, carrying the £399 ornament while passing cans of beer back and forth.

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56 h. ago Police swoop on Liverpool primary school after girl, 11, pulls out kitchen knife

Officers from Merseyside Police are investigating after the weapon, said to be brought from the girl's home, was found at Lingham Primary School, Wirral on March 25.

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7 d. ago Shocking moment brazen phone thieves snatch mobile from astonished victim in leafy Hampstead before escaping on moped

Phone snatchers have been caught in the act of stealing a device from a man in the affluent London area of Hampstead.

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8 d. ago West Lothian man arrested after 'disturbance' as police swoop on busy road

Officers raced to the Mosside Road area of Blackburn at 2.55pm on March 29.

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1 week ago Police swoop after man spotted 'carrying crossbow' in Midlothian street

A man has been charged after being spotted 'carrying a crossbow' on a Scots street.

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1 week ago Bizarre moment trio of masked wannabe thieves approach couple's home... before getting spooked and running off

The wannabe thieves began their approach towards the Coleshill, Warwickshire, home at around 2:20am on Monday 17 March led by a masked man waving his arms in the air.

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2 w. ago Moment police swoop on kidnappers who lured Israeli DJ to Welsh farmhouse for 'his own personal October 7' as they are found hiding in fields

The trio were found hiding in fields after the botched kidnap attempt and failed to dodge arrest.

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3 w. ago Moment bungling thieves film themselves committing burglaries and singing Adele while driving stolen cars

Stevie Lakin, 20, Declan Dale, 22, Mason Wall, 18, were arrested after police traced a tablet device inside the van they had stolen to South Kirkby, West Yorkshire, on August 8, 2024.

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3 w. ago Latest Talbot Green shooting pictures show huge police operation as officers and forensic experts swoop on town

A 42-year-old man from Talbot Green has been arrested on suspicion of murder

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