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Gunpoint hold-up at bookies

1:56pm Sunday 13th July 2008

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POLICE are appealing for witnesses after an attempted armed robbery in Southampton.

A man brandishing a gun burst into Coral bookmakers in Burgess Road, Bassett where he pointed the firearm at staff and demanded cash.

Workers however confronted the man and gave chase out of the shop and the robber made off towards the Flowers estate.

It's the second hold-up in a bookies in the area in the last two weeks.

An armed gang made off with £1,000 stuffed in a bag when a gunpoint robbery took place at BetFred in High Road Swaythling on June 30.

The man in the latest incident is believed to be around 20 years old and was wearing dark clothing and a balaclava.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police in Bitterne on 0845 045 4545.


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The truth was, says...
2:02pm Sun 13 Jul 08

"made off towards the Flowers est" where he enjoyed a fish supper at home, watching the telly.

Gimp round-up, says...
2:03pm Sun 13 Jul 08

He will have visited it just before the robbery, or have an accompliss in the shop sending him a text when the coast is clearer. Examine the CCTV and round up any body who was in there in the 30 minutes leading up to it.

Fred, says...
3:25pm Sun 13 Jul 08

When did this happen - Echo not helpful as usual.

Lordshill Lady, Wherelse says...
3:49pm Sun 13 Jul 08

I BET it was someone GAMBLING that they would get away with it.....

Roy, southampton says...
4:45pm Sun 13 Jul 08

A sign of the times, he did not attempt to rob a Bank...he knows where the money realy is

Lowe and Behold, St Marys hotseat says...
5:16pm Sun 13 Jul 08

Maybe his 3 legged horse didnt come in and he was trying to retreive his losses...

Veggie Burger, says...
6:37pm Sun 13 Jul 08

Meatloaf did it...he needs the dosh for all those ticket refunds

ossiesaint, at the bar says...
6:43pm Sun 13 Jul 08

Dont people hold up Banks anymore?

Lisa, says...
7:40pm Sun 13 Jul 08

ossiesaint wrote:
Dont people hold up Banks anymore?
Banks don't open on Sunday


anon, somewhere says...
7:51pm Sun 13 Jul 08

i think it must of happened sometime friday as i drove up burgess road and there was police every where

Bambi, says...
8:00pm Sun 13 Jul 08

ossiesaint wrote:
Dont people hold up Banks anymore?
Not really, no. Too much security for too little return. You'll be lucky to get any cash at all one the dye-pack goes off

jack regan, highfield says...
9:20pm Sun 13 Jul 08

anyone from four in that area,nick all four,before they shoot someone.

Betty Swollacks, southampton says...
12:29am Mon 14 Jul 08

anon wrote:
i think it must of happened sometime friday as i drove up burgess road and there was police every where
police everywhere in burgess rd?

sounds like a normal day for the scum up there!

me, says...
11:35am Mon 14 Jul 08

why dont the council just put a wire fence all around that flower estate?

someones car was shot at in the cantell school car park few weeks ago......same gun??

why not raid all the stapletons & flirtys house oh and uni kebab?

im sure you'll pick something up there

Finlay, Des Moines - Iowa says...
9:27pm Mon 14 Jul 08

What odds are they giving on catching them?

Perhaps they will turn up at a police station and after dragging the dollops away from the CCTV cams and gets them to arrest them and confess in freshly drawn blood otherwise they will be yet another unsolved crime for the police database. Sad. They may have felt some sick pride in being up there with the 88 Seatbelt Gang and above all the Mickey Mouse Lighter Mob


not sayin, bassett says...
1:46am Sat 19 Jul 08

its funny because i kno who did it it was the same gun from up cantell im 1 of the youths on the estate who was apart of the safe takers gang a few years ago from half a million pound robbed from shops the onlys clues ileave here are that it still some of the same people that are doin all this stuff theres not just 1 gun either theres about 5 and there all kept on the flower esate im no better im in rubbish now but this is the least i can say because there my mates

not sayin`, bassett says...
1:53am Sat 19 Jul 08

if police do try an trace me i wont talk coz its happend be4 using this website all u people can say wot u think yea but u dnt kno wot half of the youths on the flower estate kno wot there doin with there life an its there choice its the laws fault there back out y did some 1 say this (why not raid all the stapletons & flirtys house just because u kno of them u do not kno them there some of my closest friends they have been raided more time than u think but the police wont find anything there u need to look in the local parks and woods exspecial up in the tree's!! thats a good place for something which im not sayin but im sure u can figure it out!! they wont shoot any 1 there not like that they will treatern u an fire yea but not hurt a actually person thanks

not sayin, bassett says...
1:56am Sat 19 Jul 08

dont think solittle thease are the people who robbed half a million pound they dont need to rob banks mate so shut up lol

one of many, Bassett says...
6:45pm Mon 28 Jul 08

I am one of the many law abiding citizens who live here. If any of you really knew this area you would know that most people who live here are decent people.There is a very small minority that cause havoc on this estate, the problems occur in the justice system. The police make the arrests but the courts just let them go again.

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