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Article: Manhunt stepped up ; A manhunt on Dartmoor was intensified today after a policeman from Ashburton was injured as he tried to confront a suspect wanted in connection with four armed robberies in the South East.
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- Herald Express (Torquay UK)
- Article date:
- December 5, 2007
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A manhunt on Dartmoor was intensified today after a policeman
from Ashburton was injured as he tried to confront a suspect wanted
in connection with four armed robberies in the South East.
Officers were scouring the area around Badger's Holt Cafe at
Dartmeet after the man was seen by a member of the public this
morning.
A spokesman said the man had been trying to hitch a lift from
passing motorists.
He came to police notice on Tuesday when the Ashburton officer
confronted him.
The officer went out to the Venford reservoir at Holne after his
attention was drawn to suspicious activity in the area at 3.10pm.
After investigating the officer found a man wanted by police ...