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Liverpool Echo
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Alex Green & Lee Grimsditch

Police car rammed and men flee after cigarettes stolen from Co-op

A man was arrested after a police car was rammed following a burglary at a Co-op.

Police said cigarettes were stolen during a raid at the Co-operative store in Falmouth on Sunday morning, reports Cornwall Live.

A man from Liverpool has been arrested following investigations.

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Two men are believed to have broken into the shop and took cigarettes, with the store remaining closed the following day as a result of damage sustained during the burglary.

Devon and Cornwall Police said an officer's car alerted to the break in was rammed before the men fled on foot.

Neither the police officers or the suspects are believed to have been harmed.

Yesterday, a 24-year-old man from Liverpool was arrested on suspicion of burglary.

A police spokesperson said: "Police are investigating a burglary at the Co-operative supermarket on Mongleath Road, Falmouth, at 3.50am, Sunday 25 April.

"Two males are believed to have broken into the shop and stolen cigarettes.

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"A car with the suspects inside rammed a police car before the suspects made off on foot.

"No police officers were harmed and the suspects are believed to be unharmed.

"A 24-year-old man from Liverpool was subsequently arrested on suspicion of burglary and is in police custody this morning.

Any witnesses or information, including suspicious activity in the area prior to the incident, are asked to contact police on 101 or 101@dc.police.uk quoting crime reference CR/032907/21.

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