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Author Topic: "Trowbridge train station raiders jailed for combined 11 years" - W'shire Times  (Read 2911 times)
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« on: July 02, 2009, 19:58:00 »

Two men have been jailed for a combined 11 years for carrying out a robbery at Trowbridge Railway Station in which they tied up a ticket office attendant and threatened him with weapons - http://www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk/news/inyourtown/trowbridgenews/4471498.Trowbridge_train_station_raiders_jailed_for_combined_11_years/
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« Reply #1 on: July 03, 2009, 00:58:07 »

I really do have sympathy with a respondent, especially when Odonis does a 1 strike and you are out with NX and the 2 mongs get away with almost murder. Don't care what condition they were in at the time, swinging from the foot bridge would deter a few others me thinks.
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« Reply #2 on: July 19, 2009, 16:38:17 »

At least there is some justice left. Thanks for posting Lee. (Especially considering I commute to Trowbridge now!)
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