Robbers jailed after rammed police car narrowly avoids flyover fall

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Robbers jailed after rammed police car narrowly avoids flyover fall

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Extent of the damage

Date - 6th July 2018
By - Sophie Garrod - Police Oracle

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A pair of robbers who almost rammed a police car off a flyover with a 60-foot drop have been jailed. Terence Smith robbed a 51-year-old woman after following her from a cash point in Guisborough on December 22 last year. She was dragged to the...

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