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Mystery motorist could hold key to robbery case

By Tim Harris
January 16, 2012

A MOTORIST who may have accidentally been a key witness in an armed robbery case is being sought police.

Two armed men robbed security guards delivering cash to the ATM machine at the Santander bank, in Eastmead, Farnborough, last Monday night (January 9).

The two men, who were wearing balaclavas, were armed with a sledgehammer and an angle grinder.

One of the robbers assaulted one of the guards, who were from Group 4 Security. The guard escaped without serious injury.

The robbers escaped with a quantity of cash, in what is believed to be a white Vauxhall, but not the car pictured. Police suspect the getaway car was wearing false number plates.

Hampshire Police are now trying to trace the owner of a white car, which was seen on CCTV in the area around the time of the robbery, which took place between 10pm and 10:25pm.

The car was spotted driving under the overpass heading towards Victoria Road at 10:23pm, and alongside Kingsmead at 10:25pm.

Detectives believe the driver of the car may unwittingly be a witness, and are anxious to talk to him or her.

Detective Inspector Adam Price, said: “The person who was driving this car may read this and think ‘I didn’t see anything’, but they may in fact hold a tiny piece of information which helps our lines of enquiry.“I’d urge this person to come forward as soon as possible. Any piece of information, no matter how minute, could help us find those responsible so it’s important we speak to this person.”

Anyone with information should call Det Insp Price on 101, or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Information can also be left online, by visiting www.hampshire.police.uk/internet/contact/message_officer.htm.

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The only time you see any plod in Farnborough is when they fancy a kebab

Si G, Farnborough
17/01/2012 at 13:00

Truly amazing, given how few cash security vans are about that the police can't give each one personal protection. Shocking stuff.

dave2009
17/01/2012 at 08:48

And the CCTV operators funded by RBC spotted nothing during the 25 min robbery?

Still if the normal quality of CCTV images is anything to go by, all they would have spotted was that "a group of people is near to a dark van" I suppose.

What cost benefit analysis has been done by RBC on the social or financial trade off of such cameras.

How many convictions have been made as a result of RBC cameras?

Are the operators paid by "results"?

Retired of Aldershot, Aldershot
17/01/2012 at 08:42

oh what a funny place this is the old bill detected graffiti in aldershot but was no where to be seen when group 4 got done over. i now no why, no plod was in Farnborough they were in aldershot with the csi looking at who done the graffiti